Typically we refer to an "upload" as going from client (browser) to server and "download" as going from server to client. response.download sends files from the server to the client, not the other way around.
You say you want to store files in static and then let the client download them. Do you need users to be able to upload files from the browser into static, or will you place them there yourself? If the former, use the usual upload field method described here: http://web2py.com/book/default/chapter/07#SQLFORM-and-Uploads. However, in the upload field definition, specify: Field(..., uploadfolder=os.path.join(request.folder, 'static', 'pdf')) That will tell it to store the file in /static/pdf instead of the default /uploads folder. (Note, you'll have to do 'import os' to use os.path.join.) Once files are in /static, you don't need the download() function or response.download to download them. Instead, you can access them directly via their URLs: URL('static', 'pdf', args=filename) Note, you'll need to get the filename from your upload field if you uploaded the file. Anthony On Tuesday, October 25, 2011 11:42:57 PM UTC-4, lucas wrote: > > hello one and all, > > i know i have a lot of posts. i will become proficient soon. i am > getting the hang of web2py's rythums. > > i get the response.download function, it is for the server to receive > files from the client and put the files onto the server. > > i want to allow the user to download files to the client computer. so > how would i best do an upload from the server to the client. > specifically, i want to store files under static or static/pdf and > upload static files from there to the client. > > thank you in advance and have a great day. lucas
