save multiple uploaded files in django

Question

I want to upload and save multiple files in my application, I have
<input type="text" name="name" value="" /> <input type="file" name="file" multiple/>
in my template. when I hit upload, seems
form = MyForm(request.POST, request.FILES)
is only saving one file which is last in the list of the many uloaded files. How can I be able to save all the uploaded files using the form form = MyForm(request.POST, request.FILES) blah blah? Thanks

Edit
Myform is a model form from this model.

class Docs(models.Model):    
    name = models.CharField(max_length=128)
    file = models.FileField(max_length=100, upload_to="documents/")

falsetru · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-23T15:12:55.900

13

You maybe use request.FILES['file'] or request.FILE.get('file') in MyFOrm. They only return a file.

Use request.FILE.getlist('file') to get multiple files.

In your view:

....
form = MyForm(request.POST, request.FILES)
if form.is_valid():
    name = form.cleaned_data['name']
    for f in request.FILES.getlist('file'):
        Docs.objects.create(name=name, file=f)
    return HttpResponse('OK')
...

edited Nov 23 '13 at 15:12

answered Nov 23 '13 at 13:44

falsetru

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Thanks @falsetru, How am going to save the files using the form? – Alexxio Nov 23 '13 at 13:46
@AlexKasina, As I commented in your question, it's hard to answer without `MyForm` code. – falsetru Nov 23 '13 at 13:47
@AlexKasina, Define a method `save` (for example) that use `request.FILE.getlist` somehow. (I can only answer this way) – falsetru Nov 23 '13 at 13:51
@AlexKasina, Do you want create multiple `Docs` objects to be created if multiple files are uploaded? – falsetru Nov 23 '13 at 14:00
@AlexKasina, I added a code. I'm not sure how to do it with ModelForm. So I added non-form-aided code. – falsetru Nov 23 '13 at 15:13
I had overridden the save method but I got an idea on how to do it now. Thanks a lot. – Alexxio Nov 24 '13 at 10:26

score 4 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

The answer of @faksetru does not include save() method. So if you want to save your instace, it looks like this:

# in views.py
from .models import Docs
...
form = MyForm(request.POST, request.FILES)
if form.is_valid():
    name = form.cleaned_data['name']
    for f in request.FILES.getlist('file'):
        instance = Docs(name=name, file=f)
        instance.save()
    return HttpResponse('OK')

For the more details refer to official documentation of Django.

UPDATE:

I wrote a full answer here, please check it out.

save multiple uploaded files in django

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