Maybe the files are being removed before sending the data to the client? You could use a background task with the cron (web2py manual 4.18.1) feature for removing old files after a given time.
On Feb 21, 4:25 pm, "james c." <[email protected]> wrote: > My application/controller is creating a zipped folder of files > specific to each use and then the user downloads the folder. I'm able > to create the zipped folders OK and set up the disk caching without > apparently any errors, and I see that the system is updating the files > in the applications cache folder. Is Web2Py cacheing the original > file? Web2Py is not removing the file and when I have the controller > delete the original file the application crashes upon download, > despite the download is supposed to be from the cached version of the > file. > > What I want to do is have the system automatically remove the zipped > file after they have been downloaded. > > I am trying to do this with: > > the_path = 'theZipped_Files' + response.session_id + '.zip'; > > t = cache.disk('files_zipped', lambda: the_path , time_expire=3*60); > # import os; > # os.remove(the_path); > return response.stream(open(t,'rb'),chunk_size=4096) > > The above code downloads the correct zipped files. If I un-comment the > above commented code, "empty" zipped files are downloaded. > Any advice appreciated - thanks in advance, James
