You get invalid requests if the url is wrong or contains invalid chars (the filename cannot contain special chars or spaces, only alphanumeric and -).
On Jan 22, 8:23 am, Johann Spies <johann.sp...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2010/1/20 mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu>: > > > > > You should not block access to thinks that are in static. Things in > > static should be considered ublic by default so that you can ask the > > web server to serve then and by-pass web2py. This is an optimization > > that you will need in production and cannot give up. > > > If some files need restrited access make a folder applications/myapp/ > > private/static and a new controller action > > > @auth.requires_login() > > def static(): > > # check if if user has permission > > # raise HTTP(401,"not authorized") otherwise > > filename = '/'.join(request.args) > > fullpath = os.path.hoin > > (request.folder,'private','static',filename) > > return response.stream(open(fullpath,'rb')) > > > access the file with > > >http://.../myapp/defalt/static/filename.xxx > > > Hope this helps. > > Unfortunately not. I get an "Invalid request" error. > > Regards > Johann -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web...@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.