[Zope] Re: [Zope-dev] File input retuns what type?

[Jason Spisak]

Kevin,

That did it!
I always put that in all my forms, and this was something I just threw
together, and left it out.  It was blowing my mind.  You are great.

All my best,

jason

Kevin Dangoor wrote:
> 
> Here's less of a long shot:
> 
> <form method=post action=script enctype="multipart/form-data">
> 
> Make sure you have the enctype.
> 
> If that doesn't work, try:
> <input type=file name="file:file">
> 
> I don't think that's necessary, but I've seen stranger things before.
> 
> Kevin
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Spisak <webmaster@MTEAR.COM>
> To: Kevin Dangoor <kid@kendermedia.com>
> Cc: zope-dev@zope.org <zope-dev@zope.org>
> Date: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 10:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [Zope-dev] File input retuns what type?
> 
> >Kevin,
> >
> >I changed the name of the form element, and the code refering to it to a
> >wacky word, and I get the same traceback.
> >
> >It just wants to make that form element a string.  I tried different
> >browsers/platforms too.
> >
> >All my best,
> >
> >jason
> >
> >Kevin Dangoor wrote:
> >>
> >> This is a shot in the dark, but did you try a field name other than
> "file"?
> >> That sounds so generic, I'm wondering if Zope has something else defined
> >> that is interfering. Another way to know for sure would be to reference
> >> REQUEST.form['file']
> >>
> >> Kevin
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Jason Spisak <webmaster@MTEAR.COM>
> >> To: zope-dev@zope.org <zope-dev@zope.org>
> >> Date: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 9:58 PM
> >> Subject: [Zope-dev] File input retuns what type?
> >>
> >> >I am trying to upload a file into a property.
> >> >I am using code that works to update the property:
> >> >
> >> >My form reads <input type="file" name="file" size="25" value=""> pretty
> >> >standard fair.
> >> >
> >> ><!--#if "REQUEST.has_key('file')"-->
> >> ><!--#call "propetysheets.ResumeProperties.manage_changeProperties(
> >> >       myproperty=REQUEST['file'].read())"-->
> >> ><!--#/if-->
> >> >
> >> >But only when creating a ZClass instance I get this traceback:
> >> >
> >> >Error Type: AttributeError
> >> >Error Value: 'string' object has no attribute 'read'
> >> >
> >> >Traceback (innermost last):
> >> >  File /Zope/lib/python/ZPublisher/Publish.py, line 214, in
> publish_module
> >> >  File /Zope/lib/python/ZPublisher/Publish.py, line 179, in publish
> >> >  File /Zope/lib/python/Zope/__init__.py, line 201, in
> >> zpublisher_exception_hook
> >> >    (Object: RoleManager)
> >> >  File /Zope/lib/python/ZPublisher/Publish.py, line 165, in publish
> >> >  File /Zope/lib/python/ZPublisher/mapply.py, line 160, in mapply
> >> >    (Object: ResumeClass_add)
> >> >  File /Zope/lib/python/ZPublisher/Publish.py, line 102, in call_object
> >> >    (Object: ResumeClass_add)
> >> >  File /Zope/lib/python/OFS/DTMLMethod.py, line 145, in __call__
> >> >    (Object: ResumeClass_add)
> >> >  File /Zope/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_String.py, line 502, in
> >> __call__
> >> >    (Object: ResumeClass_add)
> >> >  File /Zope/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_With.py, line 148, in render
> >> >    (Object:
> >> >ResumeClass.createInObjectManager(_.str(PARENTS[-1].counter), REQUEST))
> >> >  File /Zope/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_Util.py, line 321, in eval
> >> >    (Object: REQUEST['file'].read())
> >> >  File <string>, line 0, in ?
> >> >  File /Zope/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_Util.py, line 125, in
> >> careful_getattr
> >> >AttributeError: (see above)
> >> >
> >> >Doesn't the <input type="file"> return a file object in zope?
> >> >The above code works to update the property, why not to create it?
> >> >Any ideas?
> >> >
> >> >Jason Spisak
> >> >webmaster@mtear.com
> >> >
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