The fact is the function download needs to be able to locate the files by filename. If you move them you either need to write your own download action or you need to change the value stores in the upload field to include the relative path.
On Sep 2, 9:25 am, weheh <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm working on an app with some Scribd-like capability. I was going to > put user files in c:/web2py/applications/myapp/uploads/users/userid/ > fileid. Are you saying that if I do this then users wouldn't be able > to download files? I would prefer not to keep the whole file system > flat under uploads as I could end up with many hundreds of thousands > of files, which could encroach on OS limitations. > > On Sep 2, 1:30 am, mdipierro <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Uploaded files are stored in the uploads/ folder and if you want to be > > able to download them they should not be moved. > > > On Sep 1, 11:54 pm, weheh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > How about moving the uploaded file around? Any recommendations for > > > where it should or shouldn't be moved? > > > > On Sep 1, 11:57 pm, mdipierro <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > You have to use SQLFORM.factory > > > > > On Sep 1, 10:46 pm, weheh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I'm trying to do a file upload via a FORM: > > > > > > form = FORM(TABLE(TR(TH('Input File'),TD(INPUT > > > > > (_type='file',_name='filename',requires=IS_NOT_EMPTY()) ... > > > > > culminating in a submit button. > > > > > > The form view looks OK, but when I submit the form, the file doesn't > > > > > automatically get uploaded to the uploads folder. Is there a special > > > > > parameter I have to pass to the INPUT to get it to upload a file? Or > > > > > do I have to resort to SQLFORM.factory to do this? (There is no db > > > > > behind the form.) > > > > > > Also, once the file is uploaded, I'm going to want to post-process it > > > > > and then move it. Is it kosher practice to move a file within the > > > > > uploads folder to a subfolder within the uploads folder? How about > > > > > moving a file to a location outside of the uploads folder?- Hide > > > > > quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
