appcfg.py upload_data is failing with expected <directory> even though I've got it

Question

I am having trouble getting the bulk uploader to work. I have been following the tutorial here:http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/ python/tools/uploadingdata.html.

When I enter the following command (from Windows, using PowerShell)

appcfg.py upload_data --config_file=src/friend_loader.py --filename=frienddata.csv --kind=Friend ./src/

I get the following error:

Usage: appcfg.py [options] upload_data

appcfg.py: error: Expected argument.

This seems to happen no matter how I change the order of the arguments, where the files are or any other combination that I have tried.

Any thoughts appreciated.

Answer 1

Do you get any more information when you add "--noisy" ? Are you logged in before you run above line ?

Answer 2

Hey!

the last parameter ./src/ could you explain what are you using it for? the tools is expecting a parameter of: the app_Id of your app running on the google app engine or the root path of your applicacion generally is something like.

/appcfg.py --config_file=person_loader.py --kind=person --filename=persons.csv --url=http://employee.appspot.com/remote_api download_data 2010employee010

where 2010employee010 is the app_ID or you can make it at this other way:

/appcfg.py --config_file=person_loader.py --kind=person --filename=persons.csv --url=http://employee.appspot.com/remote_api download_data employee/

where employee/ is the root path where the app is running or it was started.

hope it helps.

cheers.

Ronmell F.