From: Gregory Brown <gregory.t.brown@...>
Date: 2009-12-05T04:26:03+09:00
Subject: Re: System function using variables from fieldset

On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 6:20 PM, Gary Wright <gwtmp01@mac.com> wrote:
>
> On Dec 3, 2009, at 6:07 PM, Gregory Brown wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 4:18 PM, Bill Mccarthy
>> <bill@vocaticommunications.com> wrote:
>>> Rick:
>>>
>>> Thank you for the reply.  I really appreciate your input.
>>>
>>> If you were FORCED to do it this way, what would the syntax be in this
>>> case for this system statement to create the directory.
>>
>> You basically can't.  See Rick's first point.
>
> If you are insisting that it be done in the view, then Greg is right
> because you won't have the necessary data (the directory name from the
> form input field) at the time the view code is executed.

Unless of course you make your view multi-purpose and do your
conditional parameter checking in there, and have the form action go
back to the same view.
But ugh, let's not think about such things. :)

-greg