Thanks Halvdan. Since that is the case, I am going to locally process the files.
On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 6:41 PM, Halvdan Hoem Grelland <[email protected]> wrote: > To answer the original question: no, currently fileResource is only used > as a backend for storing file content with DataValues. Extending it to more > generic file store use cases is on the horizon, but it's yet to be > specified on the roadmap, unfortunately. > > On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 10:09 AM, Morten Olav Hansen <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Yeah, I think it's fairly recent.. if you don't have to support every >> single version of IE.. I think it's safe to use it :) (it also removes the >> need to store tmp files on the server) >> >> -- >> Morten Olav Hansen >> Senior Engineer, DHIS 2 >> University of Oslo >> http://www.dhis2.org >> >> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 3:07 PM, chathura widanage < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Didn't know about the FileReader API till now. Thanks for the >>> information. I had the thought that browsers block local file read. Thanks >>> a lot. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 1:19 PM, Morten Olav Hansen <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Ok, but why do you need to store it in the server at all? can't you >>>> just process it on the client? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Morten Olav Hansen >>>> Senior Engineer, DHIS 2 >>>> University of Oslo >>>> http://www.dhis2.org >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 2:16 PM, chathura widanage < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Morten, >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. Just the selected rows from the CSV are going to be stored in >>>>> the data store. But to do so, first I need to show the content of the CSV >>>>> to the user (graphically). So I have to read the content of the CSV first. >>>>> >>>>> If I am going to do it in one of my own web app, what I will do is, >>>>> >>>>> 1. Upload the CSV to server temporary.(say tmp.csv) (I need a solution >>>>> for this step in the DHIS context) >>>>> 2. Read back the uploaded CSV(tmp.csv) show it to the user. (draw a >>>>> chart in my case) >>>>> 3. Allow the user to select the required data. >>>>> 4. Save only the selected data(rows) to the database. (In DHIS, saving >>>>> to the data store) >>>>> 5. Delete tmp.csv >>>>> >>>>> So what I really need is to do the same thing in step 1 above using >>>>> the DHIS Web api. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 12:37 PM, Morten Olav Hansen <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Did you have a look at the data store API? [1], you could also use >>>>>> the user setting API to store it (if its small enough) [2] >>>>>> >>>>>> [1] >>>>>> http://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/developer/html/ch01s67.html >>>>>> [2] >>>>>> http://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/developer/html/ch01s46.html >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Morten Olav Hansen >>>>>> Senior Engineer, DHIS 2 >>>>>> University of Oslo >>>>>> http://www.dhis2.org >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 2:03 PM, chathura widanage < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Yes, display in a chart as a preview. Part of the data(selected >>>>>>> rows) will be then saved as an attribute in a custom object. Custom >>>>>>> object >>>>>>> will then be persisted to the system. So there is no need of retrieving >>>>>>> data from this fileSource later. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 12:29 PM, Knut Staring <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sure, but what is it you want to do with this after retrieving? >>>>>>>> Display it somehow? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Knut >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 11:11 AM, chathura widanage < >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks for the response, what I meant by read is, retrieve the >>>>>>>>> content of the file. Comma separated values as a String in my case. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Chathura >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 12:08 PM, Knut Staring <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The answer is probably no, although I am not sure what you mean >>>>>>>>>> by "read"? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Knut >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 10:53 AM, chathura widanage < >>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hi devs, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Is there a way to read the content of a fileResource without >>>>>>>>>>> linking the resource to a dataValue. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> example scenario : >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Upload a CSV which contains some arbitrary data and read it >>>>>>>>>>> immediately. I won't need these data after the first read. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>>>> Chathura >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs >>>>>>>>>>> Post to : [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs >>>>>>>>>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> Knut Staring >>>>>>>>>> Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo >>>>>>>>>> Norway: +4791880522 >>>>>>>>>> Skype: knutstar >>>>>>>>>> http://dhis2.org >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> Best Regards, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> *Chathura Widanage,* >>>>>>>>> Undergraduate, >>>>>>>>> Department of Computer Science and Engineering, >>>>>>>>> University of Moratuwa, >>>>>>>>> Sri Lanka >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/profile/public-profile-settings?trk=prof-edit-edit-public_profile> >>>>>>>>> <http://facebook.com/chathura.widanage> >>>>>>>>> <https://plus.google.com/u/0/109418781686423002025> >>>>>>>>> <https://github.com/chathurawidanage> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Knut Staring >>>>>>>> Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo >>>>>>>> Norway: +4791880522 >>>>>>>> Skype: knutstar >>>>>>>> http://dhis2.org >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Best Regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Chathura Widanage,* >>>>>>> Undergraduate, >>>>>>> Department of Computer Science and Engineering, >>>>>>> University of Moratuwa, >>>>>>> Sri Lanka >>>>>>> >>>>>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/profile/public-profile-settings?trk=prof-edit-edit-public_profile> >>>>>>> <http://facebook.com/chathura.widanage> >>>>>>> <https://plus.google.com/u/0/109418781686423002025> >>>>>>> <https://github.com/chathurawidanage> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs >>>>>>> Post to : [email protected] >>>>>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs >>>>>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Best Regards, >>>>> >>>>> *Chathura Widanage,* >>>>> Undergraduate, >>>>> Department of Computer Science and Engineering, >>>>> University of Moratuwa, >>>>> Sri Lanka >>>>> >>>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/profile/public-profile-settings?trk=prof-edit-edit-public_profile> >>>>> <http://facebook.com/chathura.widanage> >>>>> <https://plus.google.com/u/0/109418781686423002025> >>>>> <https://github.com/chathurawidanage> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Best Regards, >>> >>> *Chathura Widanage,* >>> Undergraduate, >>> Department of Computer Science and Engineering, >>> University of Moratuwa, >>> Sri Lanka >>> >>> <https://www.linkedin.com/profile/public-profile-settings?trk=prof-edit-edit-public_profile> >>> <http://facebook.com/chathura.widanage> >>> <https://plus.google.com/u/0/109418781686423002025> >>> <https://github.com/chathurawidanage> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> > > > -- > Halvdan Hoem Grelland > Software developer, DHIS 2 > University of Oslo > http://www.dhis2.org <https://www.dhis2.org/> > > -- Best Regards, *Chathura Widanage,* Undergraduate, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka <https://www.linkedin.com/profile/public-profile-settings?trk=prof-edit-edit-public_profile> <http://facebook.com/chathura.widanage> <https://plus.google.com/u/0/109418781686423002025> <https://github.com/chathurawidanage>
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