dynamic formset doesn't handle file upload data properly - django

Question

I'm building a dynamic formset based on the dynamic-formset jquery plug-in: I've constructed an alpha model that works except that it doesn't commit data from any of the fileupload fields to the database. Have I blown my formset view function?
#forms.py
class PostEntryForm(ModelForm):
class Meta:
model = PostEntry
ContactFormset = formsets.formset_factory(PostEntryForm)
#models.py
class PostEntry(models.Model):
client = models.CharField(max_length=50, choices=CLIENT_CHOICES)
job_number = models.CharField(validators=[RegexValidator(regex='^\w{8}$', message='Please enter a valid job number', code='nomatch')], max_length=8, unique=False, blank=False, null=False)
cell_number = models.CharField(max_length=4, unique=False, blank=True, null=True)
post_title = models.CharField(max_length=64, unique=False, blank=True, null=True)
date = models.DateField(("Date"), default=datetime.date.today)
post_type = models.CharField(max_length=64, choices=POST_CHOICES)
post_round = models.CharField(max_length=20, blank=False, null=False)
docfile = models.FileField(upload_to=content_file_name, blank=True, null=True, max_length=300)
url_link = models.URLField(blank=True, null=False, max_length=300)
misc_link = models.CharField(max_length=64, blank=True, null=True)
link_misc = models.FileField(upload_to=content_file_name, blank=True, null=True, max_length=300)
misc_link2 = models.CharField(max_length=64, blank=True, null=True)
link_misc2 = models.FileField(upload_to=content_file_name, blank=True, null=True, max_length=300)
mobile_view_url = models.URLField(validators=[RegexValidator(regex='^(http|https)://', message='url must begin with http or https', code='nomatch')], blank=True, null=False, max_length=300)
link_pdf = models.FileField(upload_to=content_file_name, blank=True, null=True, max_length=300)
link_html = models.FileField(upload_to=content_file_name, blank=True, null=True, max_length=300)
link_report = models.FileField(upload_to=content_file_name, blank=True, null=True, max_length=300)
link_text = models.FileField(upload_to=content_file_name, blank=True, null=True, max_length=300)
link_zip = models.FileField(upload_to=content_file_name, blank=True, null=True, max_length=300)
def __unicode__ (self):
return u'%s %s %s %s %s' % (self.client, self.job_number, '-', self.cell_number, self.post_title)
def save(self, force_insert=False, force_update=False):
self.job_number = self.job_number.upper()
self.cell_number = self.cell_number.upper()
super(PostEntry, self).save(force_insert, force_update)
class Meta:
ordering = ['-date', 'cell_number']
class Admin:
pass
#views.py
def formset(request, formset_class, template):
if request.method == 'POST':
formset = formset_class(request.POST, request.FILES)
if formset.is_valid():
for form in formset.forms:
form.save()
return HttpResponseRedirect('/main')
else:
formset = formset_class()
return render_to_response(template, {'formset': formset},
context_instance=RequestContext(request))

Answer 1

If it's not sending just your fileupload, I guess it could be a missing enctype attribute on your form.
So, try to do this:
<form action="" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
{{ formset.management_form }}
{% for form in formset %}
{{ form }}
{% endfor %}
</form>