On Friday 05 February 2010 10:44:42 John DeRosa wrote: > I'm building a site that will include using lots of image files, audio > clips, and video clips. Including users uploading these things and then > later referencing them. > > I don't want to store this binary data in the database, but instead want to > store them in disk files. > > I've looked for a Django app that manages flat files, and can't find one. > By "manage," I mean functions like organizing the directory into a > year/mo/date (for example) structure, returning filenames for new data to > be recorded into a database table, and returning the binary data given a > link. This stuff isn't rocket science, but I'd rather not code it from > scratch. > > Anybody know of an suitable application for this? >
It's built in. http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/http/file-uploads/ http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/files/storage/ Between those two docs, you should be able to do everything you want. AFAIK, no file uploads are stored directly in the database, though there is a model behind it, it stores the path,. Mike -- "Nominal fee". What an ugly sentence. It's one of those things that implies that if you have to ask, you can't afford it. -- Linus Torvalds
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