[Zope-dev] File input retuns what type?

[Jason Spisak]

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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