Re: Newbie: do I need to upload in order to access data?

Hi, Why not try use JavaScript file open to process the Information in client. It'a a waste of bandwith in client + server side if upload not needed. Regards, Mulianto Http://muliantophang.blogspot.com Sent from my iPhone On 11 Agt 2013, at 18:02, Bob Aalsma

Re: Newbie: do I need to upload in order to access data?

Hi Tom, OK, thanks. The file I'd want to read is a parameter file which contains user specific information. I just need to know the data to guide the actions, no need to store or keep it. So I'll just accept the upload, extract the data and then delete the upload. Oh well ;) Regards, Bob --

Re: Newbie: do I need to upload in order to access data?

Hi Bob > I'm trying to achieve the following: > >- user indicates a file on his/her machine >- the program opens the file, reads the data and acts on that > > > What you want to do is not possible - at least not without client-side scripting. The "program" you refer to is running on

Re: Newbie: do I need to upload in order to access data?

Thanks Nigel. OK, at least this has stopped me running around in circles and I can continue from here. I would think you can do stuff client side, but this is probably more Python and less Django - to be solved in future releases ;) Regards, Bob Op 11 aug. 2013, om 00:10 heeft Nigel Legg

Re: Newbie: do I need to upload in order to access data?

The file is uploaded - ie it is copied onto the server drive. I don't think you can do stuff client side with Django - beyond my knowledge. Regards, Nigel Legg 07914 740972 http://www.trevanianlegg.co.uk http://twitter.com/nigellegg http://uk.linkedin.com/in/nigellegg On 10 August 2013 18:04,

Re: Newbie: do I need to upload in order to access data?

Thanks Nigel, this looks very promising ;) If I interpret your text correctly, this is based on the upload/save example I mentioned. I'm really interested in the meaning of parts your closing paragraph: - "This saves the file in 'media/documents/2013/08/10/datafile.csv'." - I think this

Re: Newbie: do I need to upload in order to access data?

I've based my process a minimal file upload - I think based on the answer to the link above. I use: models.py: class Document(models.Model): docfile = models.FileField(upload_to='documents/%Y/%m/%d') views.py: def list(request): # Handle file uploadf if request.method == 'POST':

Newbie: do I need to upload in order to access data?

Hi, I'm trying to achieve the following: - user indicates a file on his/her machine - the program opens the file, reads the data and acts on that So far, I can find examples of indicating the file on the user's machine, but this is always combined with saving to database (which I don't