You'll have the check the JS framework docs to see how/where it is posting the file (e.g., maybe via a separate Ajax request).
On Monday, February 24, 2014 8:50:51 AM UTC-5, software.ted wrote: > > the output is: > > Dir: > ['__add__', '__class__', '__contains__', '__delattr__', '__doc__', > '__eq__', '__format__', '__ge__', '__getattribute__', '__getitem__', > '__getnewargs__', '__getslice__', '__gt__', '__hash__', '__init__', > '__le__', '__len__', '__lt__', '__mod__', '__mul__', '__ne__', '__new__', > '__reduce__', '__reduce_ex__', '__repr__', '__rmod__', '__rmul__', > '__setattr__', '__sizeof__', '__str__', '__subclasshook__', > '_formatter_field_name_split', '_formatter_parser', 'capitalize', 'center', > 'count', 'decode', 'encode', 'endswith', 'expandtabs', 'find', 'format', > 'index', 'isalnum', 'isalpha', 'isdigit', 'islower', 'isspace', 'istitle', > 'isupper', 'join', 'ljust', 'lower', 'lstrip', 'partition', 'replace', > 'rfind', 'rindex', 'rjust', 'rpartition', 'rsplit', 'rstrip', 'split', > 'splitlines', 'startswith', 'strip', 'swapcase', 'title', 'translate', > 'upper', 'zfill'] > > type: <type 'str'> > > > On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 3:40 PM, Anthony <[email protected] > <javascript:>>wrote: > >> The output of type(request.vars.photo) and dir(request.vars.photo). >> >> >> On Monday, February 24, 2014 8:33:44 AM UTC-5, software.ted wrote: >> >>> I am using dhtmlx (www.dhtmlx.com) framework. The component am using is >>> dhtmlxform. I don't understand what you mean by class and attribute. >>> On 24 Feb 2014 14:45, "Anthony" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Can you provide information about the form processing tool? What is the >>>> class and attributes of request.vars.photo? >>>> >>>> Anthony >>>> >>>> On Monday, February 24, 2014 7:36:17 AM UTC-5, software.ted wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Am using form processing tool. Which has a send method...what it >>>>> actually does is make post/get to a url in the >>>>> form.send("{{=URL('c','a')}}") >>>>> >>>>> So what happens in the controller is that I can access the form >>>>> variables as follows: >>>>> >>>>> def a(): >>>>> file_name = request.vars.file_name >>>>> >>>>> The framework has code examples of how to access the uploaded file in >>>>> php and java >>>>> >>>>> Any ideas? >>>>> On 24 Feb 2014 14:27, "Anthony" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Ajax doesn't allow file uploads in forms. Are you using an Ajax file >>>>>> upload widget on the client side? >>>>>> >>>>>> Anthony >>>>>> >>>>>> On Monday, February 24, 2014 2:35:02 AM UTC-5, software.ted wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am extremely stuck on how to manage uploaded file, I have been >>>>>>> working with web2py now for over a year and I like its flexibility, I >>>>>>> have >>>>>>> been working on an application that is ajax based using my own file. >>>>>>> Now i >>>>>>> have the following scenario i need help with: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> DB >>>>>>> ======= >>>>>>> >>>>>>> db.create_table("person", Field("first_name"), Field("photo", >>>>>>> "upload"), ...) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Controller: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> def manage_person(): >>>>>>> try: >>>>>>> value = db.person.update_or_insert(id == request.vars.id, >>>>>>> first_name=request.vars.first_name, photo=request.vars.photo, ...) >>>>>>> except ...: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> return value >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Now my question is how do i move the upaded image to say the upload >>>>>>> folder, i was thinking web2py will put the physical image in upload >>>>>>> folder >>>>>>> according to documentation but unfortunately folder is empty. The DB >>>>>>> hower >>>>>>> gets updated with a the following: C:\fakepath\xxxx.jpg. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Any ideas? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kind regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> ............................................................ >>>>>>> ........................... >>>>>>> Teddy Lubasi Nyambe >>>>>>> Opensource Zambia >>>>>>> Lusaka, ZAMBIA >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cell: +260 97 7760473 >>>>>>> website: http://www.opensource.org.zm >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ~/ >>>>>>> Human Knowledge belongs to the world! - AntiTrust >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools >>>>>>> he is all - Thomas Carlyle 1795-1881 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> /~ >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Resources: >>>>>> - http://web2py.com >>>>>> - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) >>>>>> - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) >>>>>> - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) >>>>>> --- >>>>>> 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. >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> Resources: >>>> - http://web2py.com >>>> - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) >>>> - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) >>>> - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) >>>> --- >>>> 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. >>>> >>> -- >> Resources: >> - http://web2py.com >> - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) >> - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) >> - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) >> --- >> 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] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > > > -- > > ....................................................................................... > Teddy Lubasi Nyambe > Opensource Zambia > Lusaka, ZAMBIA > > Cell: +260 97 7760473 > website: http://www.opensource.org.zm > > ~/ > Human Knowledge belongs to the world! - AntiTrust > > Man is a tool-using animal. 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