check uploaded file's file size?

[Simon Forman]

h3m4n wrote:
> i have a short script that allows users to upload files, but when i try
> to check for a valid filesize (using fileitem) i get '-1'  i can't find
> information about using filesize anywhere.  any ideas?
>
> code:
>
> form = cgi.FieldStorage()
> fileitem = form["datafile"]
> print str(fileitem.filesize)
>
> -h3m4n

Try this

fileitem.seek(0, 2)  # Seek to the end of the file.
filesize = fileitem.tell()  # Get the position of EOF.
fileitem.seek(0)  # Reset the file position to the beginning.

If the fileitem is a normal file this should work.


Peace,
~Simon