Re: uploading files to a database

your primary problem is not calling response.end() in the handler, that
means the script continues outputting html which is going to screw up
your pdf

a smaller problem is using print instead of response.write (print will
add a newline, also not something you want for binary data)

btw, instead of
data = api.db.uploads.select(db.uploads.c.id==item_id)[0]

you can write
data = api.db.uploads.selectone_by(id=item_id)

On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:55:36 +0100, "Mary Jane Boholst"
<[email protected]> said:
> Thanks  for that. I am trying to allow the files which have been uploaded
> to 
> be downloaded and had found that a pdf and jpg file would not display. I 
> thought that perhaps this could be down to the way that it was stored in
> the 
> db as when I tried to view the data columns in the db for the pdf  and
> jpg 
> files it did not show any data. 
> Looking at what I have done it may be the download script (attached) that
> is 
> not performing correctly as the browser downloads the script rather than
> the 
> file. Perhaps this has something to do with the file being stored in the
> db 
> rather than in a directory? If this is the case how would I go about
> storing 
> uploaded files in a directory on the server and storing the path to the
> file 
> in the db? Is this as straightforward as storing the file in a db?
> Any help with deciphering what is going on will be gratefully received.
> Sorry 
> if my query doesn't make much sense...
> Thanks in advance,
> MJ
> 
> On Wednesday 18 October 2006 19:39, Jonathan Ellis wrote:
> > Well, the code looks correct.  It works fine for me on sqlite with a
> > blob datatype.  I don't use mysql so I can't help with longblob...
> > although I do know there have been past problems with mysql's
> > less-standard types in SqlAlchemy.  I would suggest
> >
> > 1) replace the sqlalchemy directory with lib/sqlalchemy from the latest
> > sqlalachemy release
> >
> > 2) if that fails, you can always use a text column and base64-encode
> > what you put into it
> >
> > 2a) or, just store the file data on the filesystem, and store a pointer
> > to that in the database instead of the data itself
> >
> > -Jonathan
> >
> > On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:14:19 +0100, "Mary Jane Boholst"
> >
> > <[email protected]> said:
> > > the data column in the db is a longblob....
> > >
> > > Jonathan Ellis wrote:
> > > > what data type is your "data" column in the database?
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:25:07 +0100, "Mary Jane Boholst"
> > > >
> > > > <[email protected]> said:
> > > >> Hi there,
> > > >> Sorry to bother you all again. I have managed to store something in
> > > >> the database however I am not sure if this is the binary or not as the
> > > >> files do
> > > >> not display correctly. Do I need to save the file as a binary version
> > > >> before
> > > >> entering to the db? I attach my code if it help explain what I have
> > > >> done. Thanks in advance for your help.
> > > >> Regards,
> > > >> MJ
> > > >>
> > > >> On Thursday 12 October 2006 17:46, Jonathan Ellis wrote:
> > > >>> you don't give your code but it looks like you are doing
> > > >>> title=request.getpost(something), which returns a list, instead of
> > > >>> request.getpost1
> > > >>>
> > > >>> On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:22:17 +0100, "Mary Jane Boholst"
> > > >>>
> > > >>> <[email protected]> said:
> > > >>>> How do I store the file into a db? I have tried to do this but get
> > > >>>> the following errors:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> SQLError: (ProgrammingError) not enough arguments for format string
> > > >>>> 'INSERT
> > > >>>> INTO uploads (title, data, type) VALUES (%s, %s, %s)' [['test'],
> > > >>>> '/data/',
> > > >>>> ['text/plain']]
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> Stack:  /usr/share/spyce-2.1/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py:348, in
> > > >>>> _executemany:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> raise exceptions.SQLError(statement, parameters, e)
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> /usr/share/spyce-2.1/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py:319, in _execute_raw:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> self._executemany(cursor, statement, parameters, context=context)
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> /usr/share/spyce-2.1/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py:282, in proxy:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> self._execute_raw(statement, parameters, cursor=cursor,
> > > >>>> context=context)
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> /usr/share/spyce-2.1/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py:286, in
> > > >>>> execute_compiled:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> proxy(str(compiled), parameters)
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> /usr/share/spyce-2.1/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py:270, in
> > > >>>> execute_clauseelement:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> return self.execute_compiled(elem.compile(engine=self.__engine,
> > > >>>> parameters=param), *multiparams, **params)
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> /usr/share/spyce-2.1/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py:246, in execute:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> return Connection.executors[type(object).__mro__[-2]](self, object,
> > > >>>> *multiparams, **params)
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> /usr/share/spyce-2.1/sqlalchemy/orm/mapper.py:847, in save_obj:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> c = connection.execute(statement, params)
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> /usr/share/spyce-2.1/sqlalchemy/orm/unitofwork.py:599, in
> > > >>>> _save_objects:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> task.mapper.save_obj(task.tosave_objects, trans)
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> /usr/share/spyce-2.1/sqlalchemy/orm/unitofwork.py:645, in execute:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> self._save_objects(trans)
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> /usr/share/spyce-2.1/sqlalchemy/orm/unitofwork.py:377, in execute:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> head.execute(self)
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> /usr/share/spyce-2.1/sqlalchemy/orm/unitofwork.py:207, in flush:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> flush_context.execute(echo=echo)
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> /usr/share/spyce-2.1/sqlalchemy/orm/session.py:234, in flush:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> self.uow.flush(self, objects, echo=self.echo_uow)
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> /usr/share/spyce-2.1/sqlalchemy/ext/sqlsoup.py:314, in flush:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> objectstore.get_session().flush()
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> uploadtest.spy:11, in (main):
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>     db.flush()
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> I am not sure where the problem/s is/are. I feel as if I am going
> > > >>>> around in
> > > >>>> circles with this. If it will help I attach the file.
> > > >>>> Thanks in advance,
> > > >>>> MJ
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> On Wednesday 11 October 2006 17:01, you wrote:
> > > >>>>> You can get the data from request.file and then do whatever you
> > > >>>>> like with it
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> http://spyce.sourceforge.net/docs/fileupload.src.html
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:47:22 +0100, "Mary Jane Boholst"
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> <[email protected]> said:
> > > >>>>>> Hello again,
> > > >>>>>> Is it possible to upload files to a database using spyce or even
> > > >>>>>> just python? I am aware that files can be uploaded to the browser
> > > >>>>>> to display but can these files be stored in a database?  Is it
> > > >>>>>> possible to just upload files to the server and store information
> > > >>>>>> about the file in the database?
> > > >>>>>> Sorry to keep bothering you all.
> > > >>>>>> Thanks in advance,
> > > >>>>>> MJ
> > > >>>>>>
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