I agree with Graham because you don't know where python will be executed from what would the path be relative to?
On Feb 22, 9:33 am, "Justin Lilly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would personally vote on making it an optional parameter if RELATIVE_FIELD > (or something like that) is present. If it isn't present, require it just > like always. > -justin > > On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 9:46 AM, Graham Carlyle < > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > In your example I think RELATIVE_FIELD would be relative to the django > > python process's current working directory which seems a bit arbitrary. > > Having an absolute path parameter seems a good thing, but storing this > > prefix for each record seems redundant and inflexible. > > > Graham > > > On Fri, 2008-02-22 at 09:05 -0500, Justin Lilly wrote: > > > What would stop you from doing something akin to: > > > > upload = model.FilePathField(path=RELATIVE_FIELD, match="foo.*", > > > recursive=True) > > > > where RELATIVE_FIELD is defined in your settings.py file? Perhaps I've > > > missed the mark on this.. I'm relatively new to django-dev > > > discussions. > > > > -justin > > > > On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 6:16 AM, Graham Carlyle > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I'd like to request that FilePathField should have an extra > > > option that > > > causes it to only save a relative path (to the path > > > parameter), say > > > called "relative". > > > > Having an absolute path stored makes it harder to move data > > > between > > > machines that are set up differently (say development and > > > production). > > > In this circumstance I would typically set the path parameter > > > from the > > > settings file. > > > > The "relative" argument could default to False to keep the > > > current > > > behaviour by default. Actually i can't think when you would > > > want > > > absolute paths but maybe someone does. > > > > Shall I create a ticket (and possibly a patch) for this? or am > > > I missing > > > something? > > > > cheers, > > > Graham > > > > -- > > > Justin Lilly > > > Web Developer > > -- > Justin Lilly > Web Developer --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django developers" group. To post to this group, send email to django-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
