I use this code to accept an image submission from an iPhone app:
def mobilepost(): item_id = 0 form = SQLFORM.factory( Field('username'), Field('title'), Field('price'), Field('image', 'upload', uploadfolder=request.folder+'static/uploads')) if form.accepts(request): user = db(db.auth_user.email==form.vars.username).select().first() if user: item_id = db.item.insert(seller=user, title=form.vars.title, image=form.vars.image_newfilename, start_price=form.vars.price, price_change=form.vars.price * 0.1) elif form.errors: response.flash = 'form has errors' app_logging.info(form.errors) return ''