- Author:
- I159
- Posted:
- September 28, 2011
- Language:
- Python
- Version:
- Not specified
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Save method, useful for automate pdf files creation if you want to use the file in database.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 | import os.path
from reportlab.pdfgen import canvas
from django.db import models
from django.conf import settings
class Entry(models.Model):
doc = models.TextField()
file = models.FilePathField(
path=os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_URL, '/files'), match='*\.pdf',)
def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
"""Writing entry content to new pdf file, saving it in file system
and make record to database."""
counter = 0
def make_path(counter):
"""Check existing and make new file."""
path = os.path.join(
settings.STATICFILES_DIRS[1], 'files', 'f' + str(counter) + '.pdf')
if os.path.isfile(path):
counter += 1
return make_path(counter)
return path
curr_path = make_path(counter)
pdf_file = canvas.Canvas(curr_path)
pdf_file.drawString(100, 750, self.doc)
pdf_file.save()
self.file = curr_path
super(Entry, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
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