If you were using a GAE app to retrieve the file and store it into the Blobstore, it would need to finish doing so within the 30-second request limit. So you might have to use an external application to retrieve the file and upload it into the Blobstore.
You can do this programmatically by having your application use ClientLogin: http://code.google.com/apis/accounts/docs/AuthForInstalledApps.html - Stephen Huey On May 27, 1:45 pm, Erich <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm looking for a solution to this too. It seems the only way to get > any file into the blobstore is manually. > > On May 27, 1:04 pm, kldaniels <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Is there a way to take a web based file and upload it into the > > blobstore, without a user doing it manually. > > > I am trying to grab a .pdf file from a website and store it in the > > blobstore. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine for Java" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine-java?hl=en.
