Yes but how do I import the video into a field of web2py? I look in my app and it does not get inside my app folder - so where does it go? Say for example I download the movie via the Dropbox API, how do I then add it to my "video" table?
Cheers On Monday, May 27, 2013 4:02:55 AM UTC+8, Niphlod wrote: > > if I understood correctly what you need is just something that updates a > table whenever a new file pops up into your dropbox folder (that receives > yet the files). > Just schedule something that lists all contents of a directory and update > your table accordingly, let's say every minute. > Scheduler can fit the bill, cause you'll be sure to have just one running > process that takes care of it. > If you want a more refined solution ubuntu has filesystem notifications, > so hooking up with something like > https://pypi.python.org/pypi/watchdogwouldn't be difficult. > > On Sunday, May 26, 2013 9:09:32 PM UTC+2, Alan Etkin wrote: >> >> We are trying to set up our production flow so that the guys making small >>> instructional movies will automatically upload them to our server with >>> dropbox. My question is how I can get those movies into a database >>> automatically with the filename as the description into a >>> Field('Description') of our videos table? Does anyone have an idea of how >>> we can make somthing like this a reality? >>> >> >> For using dropbox services from web2py apps, there's a recipe in the >> manual >> >> http://www.web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/14#Dropbox-API >> >> If you want a video database integrated with slides and subtitles, try >> this app: >> >> http://code.google.com/p/video2py >> >> -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
