Re: How to save data from form FileField to DB Django

On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 10:40 AM, user07285 <j.arevathi@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a model and have added a Form FileField to take a file and save all
> their contents for a particular object. The FileField doesn't need to be in
> the database hence not added as a model.fileField. The content from the file
> should be read , parsed and added to the synonym_type.


first of all, it's almost always a _terrible_ idea to save files in
database fields. Yes, it works, no, it's not "faster"; it creates a
heavy overhead on an already sensitive part of your system.

but, if you want to do it, the easiest way is to use a Storage Object
that manages the saving and thus you can keep the FieldFile
abstraction (either from a FileField or a File() object). Even
better, when you get to migrate to a different (better!) storage, you
only have to modify the settings and the code can stay the same.

check DjangoStorages [1], it includes a "Database" backend [2] (and
other like S3, libcloud, etc)

[1] https://django-storages.readthedocs.org/en/latest/index.html
[2] https://django-storages.readthedocs.org/en/latest/backends/database.html

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Javier

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