diff --git a/controller/Files.py b/controller/Files.py
index 83b8d50..25a7f7c 100644
--- a/controller/Files.py
+++ b/controller/Files.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from model.File import File
 from view.Upload_page import Upload_page
 from view.Blank_page import Blank_page
 from view.Json import Json
+from view.Progress_bar import stream_progress
 
 
 class Access_error( Exception ):
@@ -392,81 +393,7 @@ class Files( object ):
       fraction_reported = 1.0
       break
 
-    # TODO: maybe move this to the view/ directory
-    def report( uploading_file, fraction_reported ):
-      """
-      Stream a progress meter as it uploads.
-      """
-      progress_bytes = 0
-      progress_width_em = 20
-      tick_increment = 0.01
-      progress_bar = u'<img src="/static/images/tick.png" style="width: %sem; height: 1em;" id="progress_bar" />' % \
-        ( progress_width_em * tick_increment )
-
-      yield \
-        u"""
-        <html>
-        <head>
-          <link href="/static/css/upload.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" />
-          <script type="text/javascript" src="/static/js/MochiKit.js"></script>
-          <meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" http_equiv="content-type" />
-        </head>
-        <body>
-        """
-
-      base_filename = filename.split( u"/" )[ -1 ].split( u"\\" )[ -1 ]
-      yield \
-        u"""
-        <div class="field_label">uploading %s: </div>
-        <table><tr>
-        <td><div id="progress_border">
-        %s
-        </div></td>
-        <td></td>
-        <td><span id="status"></span></td>
-        <td></td>
-        <td><input type="submit" id="cancel_button" class="button" value="cancel" onclick="withDocument( window.parent.document, function () { getElement( 'upload_frame' ).pulldown.shutdown( true ); } );" /></td>
-        </tr></table>
-        <script type="text/javascript">
-        function tick( fraction ) {
-          setElementDimensions(
-            "progress_bar",
-            { "w": %s * fraction }, "em"
-          );
-          if ( fraction >= 1.0 )
-            replaceChildNodes( "status", "100%%" );
-          else
-            replaceChildNodes( "status", Math.floor( fraction * 100.0 ) + "%%" );
-        }
-        </script>
-        """ % ( cgi.escape( base_filename ), progress_bar, progress_width_em )
-
-      if uploading_file:
-        received_bytes = 0
-        while received_bytes < uploading_file.content_length:
-          received_bytes = uploading_file.wait_for_total_received_bytes()
-          fraction_done = float( received_bytes ) / float( uploading_file.content_length )
-
-          if fraction_done == 1.0 or fraction_done > fraction_reported + tick_increment:
-            fraction_reported = fraction_done
-            yield '<script type="text/javascript">tick(%s);</script>' % fraction_reported
-
-        uploading_file.wait_for_complete()
-
-      if fraction_reported < 1.0:
-        yield "An error occurred when uploading the file.</body></html>"
-        return
-
-      yield \
-        u"""
-        <script type="text/javascript">
-        withDocument( window.parent.document, function () { getElement( "upload_frame" ).pulldown.upload_complete(); } );
-        </script>
-        </body>
-        </html>
-        """
-
-    return report( uploading_file, fraction_reported )
+    return stream_progress( uploading_file, filename, fraction_reported )
 
   @expose( view = Json )
   @strongly_expire
diff --git a/view/Progress_bar.py b/view/Progress_bar.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51330ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/view/Progress_bar.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import cgi
+
+
+def stream_progress( uploading_file, filename, fraction_reported ):
+  """
+  Stream a progress meter as a file uploads.
+  """
+  progress_bytes = 0
+  progress_width_em = 20
+  tick_increment = 0.01
+  progress_bar = u'<img src="/static/images/tick.png" style="width: %sem; height: 1em;" id="progress_bar" />' % \
+    ( progress_width_em * tick_increment )
+
+  yield \
+    u"""
+    <html>
+    <head>
+      <link href="/static/css/upload.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" />
+      <script type="text/javascript" src="/static/js/MochiKit.js"></script>
+      <meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" http_equiv="content-type" />
+    </head>
+    <body>
+    """
+
+  base_filename = filename.split( u"/" )[ -1 ].split( u"\\" )[ -1 ]
+  yield \
+    u"""
+    <div class="field_label">uploading %s: </div>
+    <table><tr>
+    <td><div id="progress_border">
+    %s
+    </div></td>
+    <td></td>
+    <td><span id="status"></span></td>
+    <td></td>
+    <td><input type="submit" id="cancel_button" class="button" value="cancel" onclick="withDocument( window.parent.document, function () { getElement( 'upload_frame' ).pulldown.shutdown( true ); } );" /></td>
+    </tr></table>
+    <script type="text/javascript">
+    function tick( fraction ) {
+      setElementDimensions(
+        "progress_bar",
+        { "w": %s * fraction }, "em"
+      );
+      if ( fraction >= 1.0 )
+        replaceChildNodes( "status", "100%%" );
+      else
+        replaceChildNodes( "status", Math.floor( fraction * 100.0 ) + "%%" );
+    }
+    </script>
+    """ % ( cgi.escape( base_filename ), progress_bar, progress_width_em )
+
+  if uploading_file:
+    received_bytes = 0
+    while received_bytes < uploading_file.content_length:
+      received_bytes = uploading_file.wait_for_total_received_bytes()
+      fraction_done = float( received_bytes ) / float( uploading_file.content_length )
+
+      if fraction_done == 1.0 or fraction_done > fraction_reported + tick_increment:
+        fraction_reported = fraction_done
+        yield '<script type="text/javascript">tick(%s);</script>' % fraction_reported
+
+    uploading_file.wait_for_complete()
+
+  if fraction_reported < 1.0:
+    yield "An error occurred when uploading the file.</body></html>"
+    return
+
+  yield \
+    u"""
+    <script type="text/javascript">
+    withDocument( window.parent.document, function () { getElement( "upload_frame" ).pulldown.upload_complete(); } );
+    </script>
+    </body>
+    </html>
+    """
