update forms.FileField on django forms
django, django-file-upload, django-forms
Solution
Since it was my idea, I'll post it up as an answer (just to stroke my own ego and/or rating)...
Add the following to your form's template:
enctype="multipart/form-data"
feel free to check it off as an answer...
:)
Problem
I have a model with a FileField in it: ``` class DocumentUpload(models.Model): document_name = models.CharField(max_length=100, blank=True) document_path = models.FileField(upload_to='uploads') ``` and a form which uses this model ``` class DocumentUploadForm(forms.ModelForm): class Meta: model = DocumentUpload ``` When I use the form to create a new upload everything works fine. ``` if request.method == 'POST': form = DocumentUploadForm(request.POST, request.FILES) if form.is_valid(): form.save() ``` However when I try and update/edit the entry it updates all the fields apart from the document which is uploaded. This just stays the same as the original upload. ``` d = get_object_or_404(DocumentUpload, pk=id) if request.method == 'POST': form = DocumentUploadForm(data=request.POST, files=request.FILES, instance=d) if form.is_valid(): u = form.save() ``` How do I get it to change the upload file when editing the instance? Thanks