Did you set ajax=True or ajax_trap=True in your LOAD() call? If not, the
form will get posted to the action of the containing page, not the
component action.
Anthony
On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 10:06:28 AM UTC-4, software.ted wrote:
>
> Anthony,
>
> Am having a very funny behavior. I am loading a form in a component
> quotes.load in another page of a <div>.
> When i access the component directly through the URL address the
> {{=BEAUTIFY(request.vars)}} am able to see the uploaded file, but accessing
> it through the component its sending empty quotes upload file note the code:
>
> controller
>
> def quotes():
> form = SQLFORM.factory(Field("first_name"), Field("quotes", "upload",
> uploadfolder=os.path.join(request.folder,'uploads')))
>
> file_name=""
>
> first_name = ""
>
> if request.vars.quotes:
> file_name="test"
>
> if request.vars.first_name:
> first_name = "Testing"
>
> return dict(form=form, file_name = file_name, first_name = first_name)
>
>
>
>
>
> view::-------->>>>>>>
>
> First name is: {{=file_name}}<br>
>
> {{=form}}<br>
>
> First name is:{{=first_name}}
>
> filename is returning empty all the time.
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 3:21 PM, Anthony <abas...@gmail.com
> <javascript:>>wrote:
>
>> As is, your code should generate an error because you haven't specified
>> an upload folder, which is required when passing new Field objects to
>> SQLFORM.factory. Try:
>>
>> import os
>> SQLFORM.factory(Field("quotes", "upload", uploadfolder=os.path.join(
>> request.folder, 'uploads')))
>>
>> If you don't want to save the file at all, though, then don't call
>> form.process(). Instead, just check for the uploaded file:
>>
>> if request.vars.quotes:
>> manage_quotes(request.vars.quotes.file)
>>
>> Anthony
>>
>> On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 8:30:29 AM UTC-4, software.ted wrote:
>>>
>>> I want to upload a file to web2py and then manipulate it. I dont want to
>>> save it into the database...after manipulating it i want to delete it. How
>>> do i do that. I have been trying like this but all fails:
>>>
>>> Controller:
>>>
>>> def quotes():
>>> form = SQLFORM.factory(Field("quotes"**, "upload")
>>> if form.process().accepted:
>>> manage_quotes(form.vars.**quotes)
>>> elif form.errors:
>>> response.flash = "form has error"
>>>
>>> After upload I cannot see the uploaded in the upload folder!
>>>
>>> regards
>>>
>>>
>>>
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