in web2py book: In the case of a table including an "upload"-type field ("fieldname"), both process(dbio=False) and validate() deal with the storage of the uploaded file as if process(dbio=True), the default behavior.
it means that I cannot delay the upload? model based on Massimo examples: db.define_table('allfiles', Field('filename', readable=False, writable=False), Field('filepath', readable=False, writable=False), Field('parentpath', readable=False, writable=False), Field('filetype', readable=False, writable=False), Field('file','upload',uploadfolder=os.path.normpath(r'c:\caminho'), label='arquivos'), Field('content','text', readable=False, writable=False), Field('datecreated','datetime',default=now, readable=False, writable=False), Field('datemodified','datetime',default=now, readable=False, writable=False), Field('filesize','integer', readable=False, writable=False), Field('user',db.auth_user,default=me, readable=False, writable=False)) Using this with SQLFORM and only showing the upload field. After validate() I validate some inputs and then insert in db. but its creating two files in file system. One its from my insert and other that ignores dbio=False when processing the form. What am I missing? Its possible to use a sqlform.factory with only a upload field that can use validators and file system names used by this model? --