Added the import os.path and that worked like a charm.
Massimo, thanks again.
JohnMc
On Jun 2, 4:36 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
> Do not use URL to build paths. also create the file in binary. This
> will do what you want.
>
> FILE = open(os.path.join
> (request.folder,'static','contacts.json'),"wb")
>
> On Jun 2, 4:32 pm, JohnMc <maruadventu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > # write file out
> > -->#FILE = open("../Helix/applications/Helix/static/
> > contacts.json","w")
> > FILE = open(URL(r=request,c='static',f='contacts.json'),"w")
> > FILE.writelines(json)
> > FILE.close()
> > return dict()
>
> > I have fiddled with the above code for about an hour. Missing
> > something. If I uncomment the top FILE statement everything works.
> > Problem is that is a fixed directory reference. I would like to
> > construct a proper directory reference to /Helix/static/ so that the
> > code is more portable.
>
> > Tried URL(r=request,a='Helix',c='static',f='contacts.json') as well
> > with no success.
>
> > Any suggestions?
>
> > JohnMc
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