What you are missing is that if you want to use webpy's facilities you must "adapt" to its standards. Web2py needs a "complicated" filename to be able to store it in the uploads/ folder a file without overwriting it with new records (e.g. two users submitting a file named "image.jpg", or different uploads on different tables).
If you want to make your own download function, you have all the pieces to glue together what you need (store the original filename (on the first link I provided), retrieve the file and serve that (the second link I provided)). Then, you can call myapp/defauly/myseodownloadof/image.jpg or whatever you need. On Thursday, September 20, 2012 4:27:55 PM UTC+2, Tito Garrido wrote: > > I have did what is written on "More on Uploads": > > db.myfile.insert(image=db.myfile.image.store(stream, filename)) > > > But it uses the filename just to get the extension and save it using > web2py naming convention... So I guess I can't use type upload field at all > to avoid web2py naming convention... :( > > On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 11:19 AM, Niphlod <[email protected] > <javascript:>>wrote: > >> no. in the scaffolding app the index/download function calls >> response.download. However, it works only with the "original" naming scheme >> of web2py. >> >> Given that you want "your own", you must save/alter the original filename >> in another field of the table, and then write YOUR function to retrieve the >> file (e.g. looking at the "altered/original" filename, not the one set by >> web2py) and call response.stream on that file. >> >> Look into >> http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/06#More-on-uploads >> >> for dealing with store() and retrieve(). >> >> >> On Thursday, September 20, 2012 3:46:09 PM UTC+2, Tito Garrido wrote: >> >>> Thanks I have read it before but I didn't undertand... so I will be able >>> to call the 'download' function using image_filename instead of image.image? >>> >>> Just to clarify I'd like to call a mnemonic filename due SEO >>> optimizations. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Tito >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 4:57 AM, Niphlod <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> book! >>>> >>>> http://web2py.com/books/**default/chapter/29/07#Storing-** >>>> the-original-filename<http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/07#Storing-the-original-filename> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thursday, September 20, 2012 4:47:54 AM UTC+2, Tito Garrido wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> Is there a way to use the original filename on a upload field or >>>>> custom filenames? I guess it is possible since we can upload files in >>>>> appadmin and choose the name but I couldn't find how to do it. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance, >>>>> >>>>> Tito >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> Linux User #387870 >>>>> .........____ >>>>> .... _/_õ|__| >>>>> ..º[ .-.___.-._| . . . . >>>>> .__( o)__( o).:_______ >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Linux User #387870 >>> .........____ >>> .... _/_õ|__| >>> ..º[ .-.___.-._| . . . . >>> .__( o)__( o).:_______ >>> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > > Linux User #387870 > .........____ > .... _/_õ|__| > ..º[ .-.___.-._| . . . . > .__( o)__( o).:_______ > --
