[Zope] Newbee- Import file

[Dieter Maurer]

Jessica Niewint writes:
 > I had a look on the FileLibrary and it's functionality to import a file is 
 > quit close to that what I got in mind ... but unfortunately only close, not 
 > exactly:
 > I my situation I got a dynamically created pdf  File (via mysql/cocoon). 
 > All I want is to save this dynamically created file somewhere on the server 
 > (it is the same for cocoon and Zope) or better save the generated pdf File 
 > directly to the Zope File Library. But how could I do it ? I do not want to 
 > save the pdf first on my local system and do from there the import to Zope, 
 > like it is possible with the simple form <import file .... >.
I do not precisely understand your need.

Somehow, the file must come to Zope.

  When it comes from a "MySQL" database, then you get the
  files content and pass this as a string to
  "manage_addFile". It will create a file object with the
  given string as content.
  You may need to specify "content_type" as guessing it
  is more difficult from a string than a "ZPublisher.HTTPRequest.FileUpload"
  instance.
  You can call "manage_addFile" in e.g. a Python Script or External Method
  (it probably will look somewhat like:
  "destination.manage_addProduct['OFSP'].manage_addFile(...)")

  When your file comes via HTTP, you send the files content
  in a POST request to Zope. When the generation
  is done with Python, I suggest to use "ZPublisher.Client"
  as HTTP client.
  When it is done in e.g. Java, there (probably) are similar
  tools to send HTTP POST requests.


Dieter