Not sure if relevant, but note this issue is still open: http://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/detail?id=188 Maybe make a comment there?
On Feb 24, 8:35 am, firedragon852 <[email protected]> wrote: > I find that if I use default = 'xxx.jpg' and the form input is left > empty, the field will have a length of 0 (not null) instead of the > defined default value. > > Is this a bug? > > On Feb 8, 4:51 pm, Bernardo Botella Corbí <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Massimo, > > > I'm trying it, but maybe I am doing something wrong. > > > in the model I have this: > > Field('imagen', 'upload', > > default='auth_user.imagen.a9ea07ced8e92070.56657370615f4c58565f323030375f31 > > 315f31303234783736382e6a7067.jpg'), > > > being that jpg file an upload file inside the upload folder. If I leave the > > upload field blank at the form, in database imagen appears with None value. > > Am I doing anything wrong? > > > thanks a lot, > > Bernardo > > > 2011/2/7 Massimo Di Pierro <[email protected]> > > > > If you have an uploaded file (with name given by web2py) you can set > > > default='....' its filename without path. > > > Did you try it? > > > > On Feb 7, 1:40 pm, Bernardo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Dear all, > > > > > is there a way to use a default file in an upload field? Something > > > > like: > > > > > Field('whatever', 'upload', 'default=...') > > > > > Which one is the best way to do this? > > > > > thanks a lot for your help, > > > > Bernardo > >
