[Zope] Replace files in a specific directory using pythonscri pt

[Ria Marinussen]

Hi Heimo,

Problem solved. 
Thanks for the directions.

(I was looking for a source file named "File.py" not "Image.py". )


For those who are interested in the sollution: 

the source tells me:
....
 def manage_edit(self, title, content_type, precondition='',
                    filedata=None, REQUEST=None):
        """
        Changes the title and content type attributes of the File or Image.
        """
....
    def manage_upload(self,file='',REQUEST=None):
        """
        Replaces the current contents of the File or Image object with file.

        The file or images contents are replaced with the contents of
'file'.
        """
...

so for my problem I needed "manage_upload".

Using "manage_upload" I could successfully edit the content of the object,
but I couldn't
upload the file-content I wanted. 
Untill I looked at my form header-tag and realized I forgot to include
"enctype="multipart/form-data".

Stupid me!

So a simple "context.objectname.manage_upload(file)" (with file being the
name of the file-object to upload, and objectname being the name of the zope
file-object) did the trick.


Ria

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Heimo Laukkanen [mailto:huima@fountainpark.org]
> Sent: donderdag 7 november 2002 20:46
> To: zope@zope.org
> Cc: marinus@cs.utwente.nl
> Subject: [Zope] Replace files in a specific directory using 
> pythonscript
> 
> 
> 
>  >I know it is possible to upload a new file replacing the file for a 
>  >certain
>  >ID because in  the zope management interface this is done 
> by editing >the
>  >FileObject with the specified ID.
>  >I read in the bugcollector that the method "updata_data" 
> cannot be >used,
>  >instead "manage_upload" should be used.
> ...
>  >Can anyone provide me with a sample python script that uses 
> (or clues 
>  >how to
>  >use) manage_upload to upload this file to the correct ID?
> 
> I don't have a sample script, but some clues to help you on. First of 
> all, learn to check and search help from the Zope Books API section 
> and/or the help in your Zope server. These files give you some idea 
> atleast.
> 
> And then the best source for help is the source code. If you see 
> something done in the Zope interfaces etc. you can try to 
> look for those 
> sources too, for some help.
> 
> But now for the real help:
> 
> With the form - listing all the files in the directory, you can get a 
> good idea from the Examples that come with Zope. There is the 
> FileLibrary example that shows you a lot.
> 
> For File object, the update function is manage_edit. So in 
> your script 
> you will call this function for the object you want to update.
> 
> Below is how it is defined in the source ( lib/python/OFS/Image.py ):
> 
> def manage_edit(self, title, content_type, precondition='',
>                      filedata=None, REQUEST=None):
> 
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> -huima
>