I believe it is form.vars.<upload_field>_newfilename. You should be able to get the path with:
os.path.join (request.folder,'uploads',form.vars.<upload_field>_newfilename) There may be a better way though. On Nov 23, 9:21 pm, Thadeus Burgess <thade...@thadeusb.com> wrote: > How do I get the new filename of an uploaded file? Along with its new > absolute path.. > > Below, from the book, does not exist. > > .... web2py 2nd edition pg 196 p. 2..... > Only its extension is preserved. This is a security requirement since the > filename may contain special characters that could allow a visitor to > perform > directory traversal attacks or other malicious operations. > The new filename is also stored in form.vars.image newfilename. > When editing the record using an UPDATE form, it would be nice to > display a link to the existing uploaded file, and web2py provides a way to > do it. > > -Thadeus --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
