At this time the API do not allow this but perhaps it should. Please open a
ticket about this.
On Tuesday, 27 November 2012 05:29:03 UTC-6, Fabiano Faver wrote:
>
> in web2py book:
> In the case of a table including an "upload"-type field ("fieldname"),both
> process(dbio=False) and validate() deal with the storage of the uploaded
> file as if process(dbio=True), the default behavior.
>
> it means that I cannot delay the upload?
>
> model based on Massimo examples:
>
> db.define_table('allfiles',
> Field('filename', readable=False, writable=False),
> Field('filepath', readable=False, writable=False),
> Field('parentpath', readable=False, writable=False),
> Field('filetype', readable=False, writable=False),
> Field('file','upload',uploadfolder=os.path.normpath(r'c:\caminho'),
> label='arquivos'),
> Field('content','text', readable=False, writable=False),
> Field('datecreated','datetime',default=now, readable=False,
> writable=False),
> Field('datemodified','datetime',default=now, readable=False,
> writable=False),
> Field('filesize','integer', readable=False, writable=False),
> Field('user',db.auth_user,default=me, readable=False, writable=False))
>
> Using this with SQLFORM and only showing the upload field.
>
> After validate() I validate some inputs and then insert in db. but its
> creating two files in file system. One its from my insert and other that
> ignores dbio=False when processing the form.
>
> What am I missing?
>
> Its possible to use a sqlform.factory with only a upload field that can
> use validators and file system names used by this model?
>
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