I have a file 'you.html' in static, how do I open it in my web2py app?

Steve Joe

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May 13, 2016, 11:14:45 AM5/13/16

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I tried the following but it didn't work.

in controller:

def rough():

import os

file = open(os.path.join(request.folder, 'static','index.html'))

return locals()

in view:

Kiran Subbaraman

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May 13, 2016, 12:05:28 PM5/13/16

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I would do it this way.. use the 'with' option, and return the file contents.

Controller:
with open(os.path.join(request.folder, 'static','index.html')) as x:
file_contents = x.read()
return locals()

In the view:
{{=file_contents}}

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Anthony

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May 13, 2016, 12:13:41 PM5/13/16

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The static folder is for serving files directly. If you have a template you want to include inside a view, you should use the {{include}} directive. Put the html file somewhere in the /views folder, and then in the view of this action, do:

{{include 'mytemplate.html}}

Anthony

JoeCodeswell

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Jun 9, 2017, 5:14:25 PM6/9/17

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Hi Mike.

Here's my hack.

static/anHTMLfile.html

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>anHTMLfile</title> </head> <body> HELLO from anHTMLfile.html <br/> see <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/web2py/Wqipxb_5-j4">https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/web2py/Wqipxb_5-j4</a> </body> </html>

controllers/default.py

def showHTMLFile(): ''' https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/web2py/Wqipxb_5-j4 ''' import os with open(os.path.join(request.folder, 'static', 'anHTMLfile.html')) as x: file_contents = x.read() return dict(file_contents=XML(file_contents))

views/default/showHTMLfile.html

{{=file_contents}}

Love and peace,

Joe

Ben Lawrence

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Jun 11, 2018, 8:28:51 PM6/11/18

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And another way to do it:

no routers.py

app init

controller default.py

# ---- example index page ----

def index():

return dict()

views index.html

and all the html css js files and everything in the

static/pages/landingpage directory.

On Friday, May 13, 2016 at 8:14:45 AM UTC-7, Mike Stephenson wrote:

Anthony

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Jun 12, 2018, 12:52:30 PM6/12/18

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views index.html
{{=redirect(URL('static','pages/landingpage/index.html'))}}

Note, that would not insert the contents of the static page into the view but simply redirect to the URL of the static page. If that is what you want, this would not be the most efficient or straighforward way to do so. Just do a redirect from the controller (though its not clear why you would create a controller whose sole purpose is to redirect to a static file).

Anthony

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