Thanks a lot!!! After some trials i noticed that request.vars.upload is a stream connected to the file and i found out another solution. Tomorrow I'll try to do how you suggested,
bye!! 2010/7/19 mdipierro <[email protected]> > if you use > > form=SQLFORM(db.my_images) > > or > > form=crud.create(db_myimages,formstyle='table3cols') > > You do not need the manual insert. If you choose the manual insert it > should be > > > > > db.my_images.insert(name=[some_name],image=db.my_images.upload.store(request.vars.upload.file,request.vars.upload.filename)) > > This is because request.vars.upload is a stream connected to the file > to upload. The store method loads it in a temp file and returns the > new temp name for it. Only this new name gets stored in the db, not > the entire image (unless you set uploadfield='some blob field'). > > Massimo > > On Jul 19, 9:20 am, Simone <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm using web2py with Oracle 10 and I'm having a problem trying to > > upload a file: > > > > in db.py I have: > > db.define_table('my_images',Field('name','string'),Field('image', > > 'upload')) > > > > I have an html form whre the user chose wich file to upload. When the > > form is submitted i do the following: > > db.my_images.insert(name=[some_name],image=request.vars.upload) and > > then i got the error ORA-01704: string literal too long. > > > > request.vars.upload value is C:\temp\a.jpg > > > > Can anybody help me?? >

