This needs to be fixed. It is tricky to do but I will put on the todo list.
On Nov 19, 10:14 am, ecall <edouard.call...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm trying to export/import database having an "upload" field stored > as a blob refered by a "uploadfield". > Infortunatly, the blob is saved as binary data, this makes the CSV > file useless... I was expecting that was base64 data. > > Is there a way to tell "export_to_csv_file()" to use base64 for the > blob? > > Thx > Edouard > > On Nov 18, 1:41 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > > what do you mean by "calling"? The garbage is the image. > > > On Nov 17, 11:39 pm, David <digitalcry...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I was storing the images in postgres. When I tried calling the image > > > by the filename it returned the coded filename. When I tried calling > > > the image blob it returned garbage. > > > > I was just wondering if there was an example on how to call the images > > > from the database as it isn't mentioned in the manual and I don't know > > > what takes place on GAE. > > > > On Nov 17, 7:35 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > > > > This is all automatic in web2py is you do not rename the uploaded > > > > files. > > > > > On Nov 17, 7:18 pm, Beerc <berces.las...@fomi.hu> wrote: > > > > > > Storing images in database is a bad idea GENERALLY. > > > > > But on GAE you can't write the file system, so you have no other > > > > > choice for persistent storage. > > > > > > And you will see garbage instead of image if MIME type incorrect or > > > > > unsetted. > > > > > In general case the web server (e.g. Apache) will set it for you > > > > > automatically (if its configuration is correct). > > > > > But if YOU serve the files (as in case of GAE) instead of the web > > > > > server, then you must to set the MIME type in the HTTP header. Example > > > > > for a JPEG file: > > > > > Content-Type: image/jpg > > > > > Seehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIMEfordetails. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
