For a File object, you want "str(ob.data)", where 'ob' is your File object.
--jfarr
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason C. Leach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Steve Spicklemire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Zope] Get file contents.
> hi,
>
> That's exactly what I'm hoping to do. But for my method, it does not know
> what read() is, or read_raw(); I get:
>
> Zope Error
>
> Zope has encountered an error while publishing this resource.
>
> Error Type: AttributeError
> Error Value: read
>
> If I try you method I get:
>
> Zope Error
>
> Zope has encountered an error while publishing this resource.
>
> Error Type: AttributeError
> Error Value: manage_addTinyTable
>
>
> It would probably bail on the read also if it got that far.
>
> Perhaps I am caling it wrong, or not pasing the correct object. I jest
> pass in a Zope File opject, which hapens to be a few lines of text.
>
> Thanks,
> j.
>
>
> ......................
> ..... Jason C. Leach
> ... University College of the Cariboo.
> ..
>
> On Sun, 29 Oct 2000, Steve Spicklemire wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi Jason,
> >
> > Here's an external method that I've used to populate a TinyTable
> > from a comma separated text file. You might at least get some ideas
> > about how to extract stuff from the file using this....
> >
> > -steve
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > #
> > # ReadFile is an external method that reads data from a file uploaded from
> > # the users computer and produces a TinyTable based on that data.
> > #
> >
> > import string
> >
> > def ReadFile(self,
> > infile, # input file.....
> > outTableName='defaultTable', # name of output table
> > outTableTitle='', # title of output table
> > outTableColumns='', # columns for output table
> > REQUEST=None, # Pass in REQUEST....
> > RESPONSE=None): # and response...
> >
> > if not hasattr(self, outTableName):
> > self.manage_addTinyTable(id=outTableName, title=outTableTitle,
columns=outTableColumns, REQUEST=REQUEST)
> >
> > newTT = getattr(self, outTableName)
> > newTT.manage_edit(title = outTableTitle, columns = outTableColumns,
REQUEST=REQUEST)
> > data = infile.read()
> > data = string.replace(data,'\r','\n')
> > data = string.replace(data,'\n\n','\n')
> > lines = string.split(data,'\n')
> > newLines = []
> > for i in range(len(lines)):
> > line = string.strip(lines[i])
> > if line:
> > sl = string.split(line,',')
> > sl = map(lambda x:'"%s"' % x, sl)
> > newLines.append(string.join(sl,','))
> >
> > data = string.join(newLines, '\n')
> >
> > return newTT.manage_editData( data, REQUEST )
> >
> >
> > def main():
> > class foo:
> >
> > def manage_addTinyTable(self, *args, **kwargs):
> > pass
> >
> > def manage_edit(self, *args, **kwargs):
> > pass
> >
> > def manage_editData(self, data, REQUEST):
> > print "In manage_editDdata"
> > print data
> >
> > import StringIO
> >
> > f = StringIO.StringIO()
> > f.write('a,b,c,d\n')
> > f.write('d,e,f,g\n')
> > f.seek(0)
> >
> > print f.read()
> > f.seek(0)
> >
> > rf = foo()
> > rf.defaultTable = foo()
> >
> > ReadFile(rf, f)
> >
> > if __name__=='__main__':
> >
> > main()
> >
> > >>>>> "Jason" == Jason C Leach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > Jason> hi,
> >
> > Jason> I pass a zope file object (just plane text) to an external
> > Jason> method. The file consists of a list of lines of text. I'd
> > Jason> like to extract those lines from the file and put 'em in a
> > Jason> list. Can anyone help with the extraction method?
> >
> > Jason> Thanks, j.
> >
> > Jason> ...................... ..... Jason C. Leach ... University
> > Jason> College of the Cariboo. ..
> >
> >
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