Hi,
I am learning about using xml files in web2py and have some questions.
This controller allows me to view an xml file,
from gluon.tools import Expose
import osdef showtree3():
expath = '/Users/mgreaney/examples/ex_01.xml'
return dict(files=Expose(expath))
This allows me to view the xml file in a view
with index containing {{=files}}, but I want to collect the xml file as
raw POST data.
I found this info on the "old web2py blog":
ontroller code:
def indexxml(): # changed name from index to indexxml
response.headers['content-type'] = 'text/xml'
xml = request.body.read() # retrieve the raw POST data
if len(xml) == 0:
xml = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><root>no post
data</root>'
return response.render(dict(xml=XML(xml)))
# View code:
{{=xml}}
and then it says to try using curl to call the controller like this,
curl --data '<?xml version="1.0"><root>my xml data</root>'
http://example.com/app/controller/index
and when I use curl from the command line like this,
curl --data '<?xml version="1.0"><root>my xml data</root>'
http://127.0.0.0:8000:/myapp/static/ex_01.xml
I can see the contents of ex_01.xml
but if I run this from the command line,
curl --data '<?xml version="1.0"><root>my xml data</root>'
http://127.0.0.0:8000:/myapp/maketree/indexxml
I get the output of the view "index.html" for the maketree controller,
which just has some brief text content and not any output from
indexxml.html.
I don't understand how the indexxml in the example above gets the xml file
as input?
How do I use request.body and request.body.read()?
Is there a way to get raw POST data from an xml file that is in my static
directory
using request.body?
Also, can you use curl from inside a controller? I get a syntax error if I
try this.
Can I use a modified version of the end info at this post?
https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!searchin/web2py/curl/web2py/efrSxAT9AnU/NlGub7WvlfAJ
Thanks!
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