gistfile1.py

# In the console, this is all that's printed:
# [01/Oct/2014 00:51:33] "POST /StubAcceptFile HTTP/1.1" 500 9935

SETTINGS:
  
DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
        'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3'),
    }
}

MODEL:
 
class Uploaded_File(models.Model):
  def file_destination(instance, filename):
    return 'user_uploads/' + instance.generated_id
  generated_id = models.CharField(max_length=25)
  uploaded_file = models.FileField(upload_to=file_destination)
 
VIEW:
 
def StubAcceptFile(HttpRequest):
  file_data = HttpRequest.FILES["uploaded_excel_file"]
  file_id = ''.join(random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase + string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits*2) for x in range(25))
  new_uploaded_file = Uploaded_File(uploaded_file=file_data, generated_id=file_id)
  new_uploaded_file.save()