Two issues: 1) the download action should be
def download(): return response.download(request,db) else if will not work on GAE 2) GAE has very limited storage size. I have doubts a PDF or DOC file will fit. This may be the major cause of your problem. Massimo > import os > path=os.path.join(request.folder,'uploads',request.args[0]) > return response.stream(path) On Mar 4, 9:42 am, Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > Was reading through the forms. In previous posts, this was a t2 > issue. I understand t2 has now been wrapped in elsewhere. > > I can get attachments (pdf/docs) to show using sqlite as a backend, > but not GQL. Here is my code: > > model > ------- > db.define_table('news', > SQLField('author',db.person), > SQLField('author_alias'), > SQLField('title',length=128), > SQLField('abstract','text'), > SQLField('abstract_file','upload')) > > controller > --------- > def comments(): > item=db(db.news.id==news).select()[0] > return dict(item=item) > def download(): > import os > path=os.path.join(request.folder,'uploads',request.args[0]) > return response.stream(path) > > view > ------- > <table> > {{if item.abstract:}} > <tr><td>{{=WIKI(item.abstract.strip())}}</td></tr> > {{elif item.abstract_file:}} > {{type=item.abstract_file.split('.')[-1]}} > <tr><td>{{=A('link to abstract ['+type+']',_href=URL > (r=request,f='download',args=[item.abstract_file]))}}</td></tr> > {{pass}} > </table> > > No errors, appears that the file is not being uploaded properly (the > view returns None, indicating that neither an abstract(text) or > abstract_file(link to doc/pdf) has been upload). This is an > adaptation of the Reddish app. > > Thanks > > Scott --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" 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/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
