[reportlab-users] Save PDF File to model using two views

[Asif Jamadar]

How can I save the dynamically generated PDF report into separate django model (database) as file.



The below code works fine for me



def report(request)



        response = HttpResponse(mimetype='application/pdf')

        response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment;filename=ANALYSIS_REPORT.pdf'

        buffer = StringIO()



        doc = SimpleDocTemplate(buffer)



            #Create the PDF





       doc.build(document, onLaterPages=header_footer)



       pdf = buffer.getvalue()



       myfile = ContentFile(pdf)



       m = Report()



       m.file.save('test.pdf', myfile)



       response.write(pdf)



       return response

This code will saves the PDF to separate model. Here the model is 'Report'. This works fine for me.

But problem is when I use different view to save the report into model. Here is the code which gives me a error


def analysis_report(request)



        response = HttpResponse(mimetype='application/pdf')

        response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment;filename=ANALYSIS_REPORT.pdf'

        buffer = StringIO()



        doc = SimpleDocTemplate(buffer)



            #Create the PDF





       doc.build(document, onLaterPages=header_footer)



       pdf = buffer.getvalue()



       response.write(pdf)



       return response





def save_report(request)


                report = analysis_report(request)

                myfile = ContentFile(report)

                m = Report()

                m.file.save('analysis_report.pdf', myfile)

                 m.report_name = "Analysis Report"

                m.save()

                return render_to_response(sometemplate.html)


This will throws me error "expected read buffer, HttpResponse found"

However both views should return response



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