I'm uploading a file from a html form submitted from a page built by
"pyjamas" pyjs.org
Such files contain XML and I have a method on the server to parse the
content of such files and generate rows in various tables. Such files
are <1MB in size (probably ~50KB at most).
What is a good approach to use if using Web2py? I ask because the only
examples I have found deal with image files which are not manipulated
but 'merely' retrieved at display time.
One approach I started was to submit the form and then insert the XML
file contents into a table (called queue in the code below). But... I
can't figure out how to retrieve the XML data saved to the database
(I'm running on GAE).
def upload():
from datetime import datetime
now = datetime.now()
db.queue.insert(name=request.vars.uploadFormElement.filename,
xml=db.queue.xml.store(request.vars.uploadFormElement.file,request.vars.uploadFormElement.filename),
processed=False,
cDate=now,
mDate=now)
Of course I wouldn't need to retrieve the data from the database if I
could have accessed it directly in upload().
Does anyone know the recommended approach to this problem set?
