Re: request.FILES empty, I think I am doing everything correctly

Hi John
{% csrf_token %} must be definitely inside the <form> tag. It renders <input type="hidden" ...>.

Please try it and tell if it works.


Cheers,
Tom

Dne Thu, 4 Apr 2013 14:38:58 -0700 (PDT)
John <jspayne2@verizon.net> napsal(a):

> This is Django 1.5
> Python 2.7.3
> MYSQL Database
>
> Here is the model that I am using:
>
> class SupportingDocument(models.Model):
>
> """Defines an archived attachment."""
>
> provision = models.ForeignKey(Provision, null = False, blank = False)
>
> submitted_by = models.CharField(max_length = 64, null = False, blank =
> True, default = "")
>
> source_file_name = models.CharField(max_length = 256, null = False,
> blank = False)
>
> content_type = models.CharField(max_length = 64, null = True, blank =
> True, default = "")
>
> submission_time = models.DateTimeField()
>
> version = models.CharField(max_length = 32, null = True, blank = True,
> default = "")
>
> comment = models.TextField(null = True, blank = True, default = "")
>
> saved_file = models.FileField(upload_to = "supporting_documents", null
> = True, blank = True)
>
>
>
> def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
>
> super(SupportingDocument, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
>
> self.submission_time = datetime.today()
>
>
>
> def __unicode__(self):
>
> return self.source_file_name + ':' + unicode(self.submission_time)
>
>
> and the form definition
>
> class SupportingDocumentForm(ModelForm):
>
> def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
>
> try:
>
> provision = None
>
> if 'provision' in kwargs:
>
> self.provision = kwargs.pop('provision')
>
> if 'user' in kwargs:
>
> self.submitted_by = kwargs.pop('user')
>
> except Exception, e:
>
> pass
>
> return super(SupportingDocumentForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
>
>
>
> class Meta:
>
> model = SupportingDocument
>
> exclude = ('provision', 'submitted_by', 'source_file_name',
> 'content_type', 'submission_time')
>
>
> def save(self, request=None, commit=True):
>
> try:
>
> supporting_document = super(SupportingDocumentForm,
> self).save(commit=False)
>
> supporting_document.source_file = self.source_file
>
> supporting_document.provision = self.provision
>
> supporting_document.submitted_by = self.submitted_by
>
> supporting_document.save()
>
> except Exception, e:
>
> provisionLogger.error('Failure:%s when supplementing group
> details' %(repr(e)))
>
>
>
> def as_table(self):
>
> try:
>
> response = super(SupportingDocumentForm, self).as_table()
>
> except Exception, e:
>
> pass
>
> return response
>
> and the code to handle the request
>
> def supporting_document_new(request):
>
> current_tab = "Data"
>
> current_section = "SUPDOCS"
>
> action_url = urlresolvers.reverse('provision-supporting-document-new')
>
> if request.POST:
>
> try:
>
> form = SupportingDocumentForm(request.POST,
>
> request.FILES,
>
> provision=request.provision,
>
> user=request.user)
>
> if form.is_valid():
>
> supporting_document = form.save()
>
> return redirect_to_url("provision-supporting-document-list")
>
> except Exception, e:
>
> modal_error_message = "Fatal error:" + repr(e)
>
> provisionLogger.error("Error saving Supporting Document %s" %
> (supporting_document.source_file))
>
> else:
>
> try:
>
> form = SupportingDocumentForm(provision=request.provision,
> user=request.user)
>
> except Exception, e:
>
> pass
>
> return render_to_response("provision/suppdocform.html", locals(),
> context_instance=RequestContext(request))
>
> and the html for the form
>
> <p class="modal_form_header">Supporting Document <br/>{{ sourcefile }}</p>
>
> <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" action="{{ action_url }}"
> id="supporting_document_form" class="provision_modal_form" name=
> "supporting_document_form">
>
> <table class="provision_django_form_table">
>
> {{ form.as_table }}
>
> <tr></tr>
>
> <tr style="width: 100%;">
>
> <td colspan=2 style="width: 100%; text-align: center;">
>
> <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" id="submit" />
>
> <span id="end_of_submit_block"></span>
>
> </td>
>
> </tr>
>
> <tr style="width: 100%;">
>
> <td colspan=2 style="width: 100%; text-align: center;" class="errors">
>
> {% if modal_error_message %}
>
> {{ modal_error_message }}
>
> {% else %}
>
> &nbsp;&nbsp;
>
> {% endif %}
>
> </td>
>
> </tr>
>
> </table>
>
> </form>
>
> <div>{% csrf_token %}</div>
>
> I am sure that there must be a problem with the html but this is driving me
> crazy. Probably some stupid typo.
>
> When I set a breakpoint following the if request.POST the request.FILES is
> an empty dictionary.
>

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