Try an intermediate step
videodb={'title':title,'year':year,'director':director}
x=videodb['title'] #Sometimes this helps
print type(x) #Check x is a string
print x #see if it's got stuff
#save to database
try:
f=open(filename,'w')
except TypeError:
print "the error is occurring on opening the file, which would mean
that it's variable filename which is causing the problem."
try:
f.write(x)
except TypeError:
print "The error is occurring on writing to the file, which means
the written values need to be checked."
f.close()
Good luck,
Liam Clarke
On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 17:46:39 -0500, Jacob S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Your error message says that you are getting an empty string from your cgi
> variable. I IMHO would suggest printing videodb['title'] before writing it
> to a file to see what the variable contains. Or you might print out videodb
> to see what the dictionary looks like. My off the wall guess is that 1) Your
> cgi variables are not returning the value from the actual object that you
> want 2) The script is running and assigning values to title, etc. before the
> afore mentioned object is given a value. IOW, maybe you haven't assigned
> values to the form before you try to read them.
> Another suggestion. Comment out the file writing part and print everything
> to the screen to verify that the output is what you want. "When in doubt,
> print it out." - Jacob Schmidt
>
> HTH,
> Jacob
>
>
>
> > Quoting "Jacob S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > Can I ask a few questions? (Other than this one...)
> > > What output did you expect? A string, tuple, or what?
> >
> > A string output. When I create a dictionary variable from
> > the python shell like this:
> > videodb={'title':'Crash','year':'1996','director':'David Cronenberg'}
> >
> > and type in videodb['title'] afterwards python spits out the
> > value 'Crash'. That's fine I get a string as expected.
> > But when I try to write the value of videodb['title'] to
> > a file nothing gets written.
> > I hope I clarified the issue somewhat.
> >
> > > I'm not strong with
> > > cgi stuff.
> > > Also, you don't need the string module 1) because you don't use it 2)
> > > because you can use string methods.
> > >
> > > Jacob Schmidt
> >
> > ok. I'll remove it. thanx.
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > --
> > The lady on the call box in Monkey Island 2
> > Guybrush: I'm lost in the Inky Island Jungle in Monkey 2
> > Lady: Just walk off the edge of the screen
> >
> >
>
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