Django file uploading error

Question

i am trying to upload file but unable to do so, my function in view,

def user_in(request):
if not request.user.is_authenticated:
return render(request, 'accounts/logout.html')
else:
if request.method == 'POST':
form_new = Fileupload(request.POST, request.FILES )
if form_new.is_valid():
return redirect('in')
else:
form_new = Fileupload()
return render(request, 'accounts/in.html', {'form_new': form_new})

my form,

class Fileupload(forms.Form):
BrowseFile=forms.FileField()
class Meta:
model=User

and my template,

<form action="." method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data" >
<h3>Welcome to DropBox<br><br></h3>
{% csrf_token %}
{{form_new.as_p}}
<p><input type="submit" value="Save" ></p>
<br>
<a href="{% url 'logout' %}">Logout</a>
{%else%}
<p>You must login first</p>
<a href="{% url 'login' %}">Logout</a>
{% endif %}
<br>
</form>

after pressing submit button i do not see any doc in media location. Am i doing something wrong or anything missing?

Thanks in advance.

check the docs

Patata
– Patata

2017-10-04 04:48:10 +00:00
Commented Oct 4, 2017 at 4:48 — Patata
– Patata, Commented Oct 4, 2017 at 4:48

Beomi · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-04 04:54:47Z

2

First of all, You have to use forms.ModelForm instead of forms.Form if you want to use model=.... in class Meta:.

So I'll change like this...

class Fileupload(forms.ModelForm):
    class Meta:
        model=User # I guess BrowseFile field may be FileField()

If your model User is like this, you don't have to make BrowseFile field in your Fileupload form.

class User(...):
    BrowseFile = models.FileField()

So let's go further..

def user_in(request):
    if not request.user.is_authenticated:
        return render(request, 'accounts/logout.html')
    else:
        if request.method == 'POST':
            form_new = Fileupload(request.POST, request.FILES )
            if form_new.is_valid():
                return redirect('in')
        else:
            form_new = Fileupload()
        return render(request, 'accounts/in.html', {'form_new': form_new})

In your views, there is NOTHING you're saving what you've got in POST.

so let's change it ...

def user_in(request):
    if not request.user.is_authenticated:
        return render(request, 'accounts/logout.html')
    else:
        if request.method == 'POST':
            form_new = Fileupload(request.POST, request.FILES )
            if form_new.is_valid():
                form.save() # if you want it, you have to use forms.ModelForm 
                return redirect('in')
        else:
            form_new = Fileupload()
        return render(request, 'accounts/in.html', {'form_new': form_new})

Now you can see uploaded files in your somewhere upload folder.

Note: you HAVE TO setup upload file location(MEDIA_ROOT) and MEDIA_URL in your settings.py !

answered Oct 4, 2017 at 4:54

Beomi

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2 Comments

Mangesh Tak Over a year ago

regarding your sugeestion: class Fileupload(forms.ModelForm): class Meta: model=User # I guess BrowseFile field may be FileField() If your model User is like this, you don't have to make BrowseFile field in your Fileupload form. class User(...): BrowseFile = models.FileField() i used django 'user' inbuit model

Beomi Over a year ago

If you're using inbuilt model, BrowseFile may not be exist. If you want to use that field, you can extend your User model by 2 solutions. First is making your own User model which inherits AbstractBaseUser, Second is making UserInfo model connected with User model One-To-One relationship.

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