So should I put it in a try/catch block to verify it's an image? Also, how do I go about saving it as a different name (as the ID of the model, for example)?
On Oct 6, 7:26 pm, Kurtis Mullins <kurtis.mull...@gmail.com> wrote: > ImageField uses PIL (Python Imaging Library) to verify if it's a valid > image, if I understand it correctly. > > > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Ian <icinna...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Ah! Got it working! How do I make sure the files are only images? Is > > there a way to check the extension? Also, how would I rename the > > file? > > > Thanks! > > > On Oct 6, 3:46 pm, bazaarsoft <jay_mar...@me.com> wrote: > > > Noticed a couple of typos in my reply: > > > > > I have "MEDIA_ROOT = '/Users/storefiles/' in my settings.py folder, > > > > file, not folder > > > > > and the upload_to param in my model set to 'pluginFiles/%Y/%m/%H/%M/'. > > > > is actually 'pluginFiles/%Y/%m/%d/%H/%M/' > > > > jay > > > > On Oct 6, 2:41 pm, bazaarsoft <jay_mar...@me.com> wrote: > > > > > > Also, I'm confused whether upload_to should be set in settings.py or > > > > > models.py > > > > > It's actually a mix - if you have MEDIA_ROOT defined in settings.py, > > > > then it will use that as the first part of the path. Then, what you > > > > pass in the upload_to field will be appended to that. So, in my case, > > > > I have "MEDIA_ROOT = '/Users/storefiles/' in my settings.py folder, > > > > and the upload_to param in my model set to 'pluginFiles/%Y/%m/%H/%M/'. > > > > What ultimately happens, then, is that the file gets stored here: > > > > > /Users/storefiles/pluginfiles/2011/10/06/02/38/somefile.zip > > > > > So, you must have at least one of those set and the path must be fully > > > > write enabled for whatever process is running your Django app. For my > > > > testing, I just made /Users/storefiles writable by everyone since I > > > > don't really care about securing that directory on my dev Mac. > > > > > jay > > > > > On Oct 6, 1:08 pm, Ian <icinna...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > I can't seem to get it working. It won't let my sync the database > > > > > with this code: > > > > > image = ImageField(upload_to=None[, max_length=100, **options]) > > > > > > Also, I'm confused whether upload_to should be set in settings.py or > > > > > models.py > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > On Oct 6, 6:11 am, BILLION Sébastien <sebastien.bill...@gmail.com> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > >http://www.nitinh.com/2009/02/django-example-filefield-and-imagefield/ > > > > > > > It the same for ImageField > > > > > > > BILLION S�bastien > > > > > > > the Answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and > > everything > > > > > > is 42 > > > > > > >http://www.sebastienbillion.com/<http://www.sebastienbillion.com/> > > > > > > > Le 06/10/2011 05:22, Ian a �crit : > > > > > > > > Hey Everyone, > > > > > > > > I'm new to django, but I love it so far! > > > > > > > > I'm trying to figure out how to upload an image (restrict it to > > images > > > > > > > only) and resave it as a different name. > > > > > > > Eventually, I'll want to upload it to S3, but for now, I'm just > > > > > > > testing it on my computer with runserver (so I'm not sure where > > it > > > > > > > should be saving it). > > > > > > > > There are hundreds of tutorials for this online, but they are > > either > > > > > > > outdated or more complex than I'm looking for. > > > > > > > > Right now, I have a template with the form in it. I'm not sure > > where > > > > > > > to go from there. > > > > > > > > Thanks so much! > > > > > > > Sorry if this question is too basic! > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Django users" group. > > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
