Yes you are right, I was not thinking about security. :) Thanks
2011/10/20 Tom Evans <tevans...@googlemail.com> > On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 10:49 AM, Leonardo Giordani > <giordani.leona...@gmail.com> wrote: > > No, I think I didn't correctly explain the matter; say I have a Thing > model > > with a list of strings in it. > > > > I want the user to be able to: > > > > 1. Access the Thing creation form > > 2. While editing the form loading a file and being presented with the > full > > content > > 3. Choosing some lines from that content > > 4. Submit the form > > > > So I need to "modify" the view attaching fields which content comes from > > what the user uploads. > > You cannot do that. You can upload the file in the background after > the user has selected the file, using AJAX. Once the file has been > uploaded the server could return the contents as a form control, and > allow the user to select the parts of it they wish. Gmail partially > does this - once you have selected a file to attach, it uses AJAX to > upload it in the background whilst you type your email. > > Fortunately, there is no way for a web developer to instruct a browser > to open a file from disk and insert its contents into form controls. > If you think about it, you will understand why. > > Cheers > > Tom > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
