Re: change file upload filename, store the orignal, and postback on download the original filename

For other to use, the final version for downloading the file is bellow. ReferenceFile is my model. import mimetypes from django.core.servers.basehttp import FileWrapper from django.http import HttpResponse def download(request, id): file_to_download = get_object_or_404(ReferenceFile,

Re: change file upload filename, store the orignal, and postback on download the original filename

I found a solution on the second part, sending the file back to the user with the original filename here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1156246/having-django-serve-downloadable-files I would still need some help on the first part. Thanks, Gabriel On 11 feb., 14:57, Gabriel - Iulian

change file upload filename, store the orignal, and postback on download the original filename

Hi guys, I want to do this: 1. from admin I want to upload a file, store the original filename but change it on the storage device, based on the current date, for example 20110211144900.file 2. if at a later time someone wants to download that file, it should get it back and saved to the local