[web2py] Re: Help! Invalid request when the url has special characters in it. e.g. -> abcd%2Bfdf.jpg

[Massimo Di Pierro]

web2py does not like these urls:
www.somedomain.com/abcd%2Bfdf.jpg 
<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.somedomain.com%2Fabcd%252Bfdf.jpg&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGhIM-oma8uJzKUwhBvqLi9CuobUQ>
The easiest solution is to change the file name.

of you can try this:

1) in default.py define

def download2():
      reqest.args = [request.get_vars.filename]

2) and in routes.py

routes_in = [('$app/default/download/$anything','
$app/default/download2?filename=$anything')]

On Friday, 25 July 2014 01:14:47 UTC-5, kenny c wrote:
>
> I am currently working on generating a jpg file and the filename contains 
> special characters in it.
>
> when the link to image file is "www.somedomain.com/abcd%2Bfdf.jpg 
> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.somedomain.com%2Fabcd%252Bfdf.jpg&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGhIM-oma8uJzKUwhBvqLi9CuobUQ>"
>  
> It gives "invalid request" error. 
>
> I am currently using "request.args" to read the filename.
>
> I tried to understand routes.py but I didn't know how it should be 
> configured. Thank you.
>

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