[Zope] Accessing file object to upload in an external method

[J Cameron Cooper]

Simon ALEXANDRE wrote:

> I'm new in zope and I'm trying to upload a file on zope using localfs. 
> I already done it through a little basic html page + python script.
> 
> I would like now use it in an external method.
> 
> Here is the line added in the external method: 
> 
> self.dir_filesystem.manage_upload(file=self.zipfile)
> 
> zipfile is the name of the file in the html form (File <INPUT TYPE="file"
> NAME="zipfile" SIZE="25" VALUE="">)
> 
> I got the following error: 
> 
> File "D:\\D-Side/qross/zope_gui\Extensions\Project.py", line 31, in
> PrepareToCreateOrUpdateObject
>     self.dir_filesystem.manage_upload(file=self.zipfile)
>  exceptions.AttributeError: zipfile
> 
> I'm quite sure that my error lies in the way I reference 'zipfile' but I
> don't know how to proceed

Two questions to ask yourself: what is 'self' and where would 'zipfile' be?

Since we're not in the same room, I'll answer:

'self' is the object that the method is called on.
'zipfile' is present in the request, since it comes from a form.

How would data from the request be available through the object you 
called the method on? But: you can get the request from the context::

  self.request.zipfile

should work.

		--jcc

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