Added the import os.path and that worked like a charm. Massimo, thanks again.
JohnMc On Jun 2, 4:36 pm, mdipierro <[email protected]> wrote: > Do not use URL to build paths. also create the file in binary. This > will do what you want. > > FILE = open(os.path.join > (request.folder,'static','contacts.json'),"wb") > > On Jun 2, 4:32 pm, JohnMc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > # write file out > > -->#FILE = open("../Helix/applications/Helix/static/ > > contacts.json","w") > > FILE = open(URL(r=request,c='static',f='contacts.json'),"w") > > FILE.writelines(json) > > FILE.close() > > return dict() > > > I have fiddled with the above code for about an hour. Missing > > something. If I uncomment the top FILE statement everything works. > > Problem is that is a fixed directory reference. I would like to > > construct a proper directory reference to /Helix/static/ so that the > > code is more portable. > > > Tried URL(r=request,a='Helix',c='static',f='contacts.json') as well > > with no success. > > > Any suggestions? > > > JohnMc --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
