thanks guys it worked. i did a POST from and it worked ;)
cheers
On Friday, May 4, 2012 8:58:58 AM UTC+1, Jani Tiainen wrote:
>
>
> 4.5.2012 1:22, psychok7 kirjoitti:
> > hi i have done a succefull query and i converted the results into links
> > so i can make a post by clicking on the links to make a reservation.
>
> No, you haven't. When you click you'll still send very much standard GET
> request to server. You can and should verify that by using some
> debugging console.
>
> > my problem is, theres a variable timeout that i want to specify
> > manually, but i get a "Key 'timeout' not found in <QueryDict: {}>"
> >
> > i know i am supposed to pass that variable but i just dont know how.
>
> > my code is :
> >
> > def reserve (request,user_id,park_id):
> > #only works if the user exists in database
> > u = get_object_or_404(User, pk=user_id)
> > n = get_object_or_404(Notification, pk=park_id)
> > p = get_object_or_404(Park, pk=1)
> > r = Reservation(user=u ,notification=n, park=p,
> >
> timeout=int(request.POST['timeout']),active=True,parked=False,reservation_date=datetime.now())
>
>
> > r.save()
> > return HttpResponse('Spot reserved')
> >
> > html:
> >
> > {% if parks %} <p>You searched for: <strong>{{ query }}</strong></p>
> > <p>Found {{ parks|length }} park{{ parks|pluralize }}.</p> <ul> {% for
> > park in parks %} <input type="text" name="timeout" value="60"
> > id="timeout"> <li><a href="/accounts/{{ user.id }}/reserve/{{ park.id
> > }}">{{ park.park_address }}</a></li> {% endfor %} </ul> {% endif %}
> >
> > can someone help me?
>
> If above is your true HTML and nothing removed you're just creating list
> of standard links.
>
> If you want to pass additional parameters there is few ways to achieve it:
>
> a) You can modify your sent url by javascript and add timeout manually
> to get query parameters.
>
> b) You transform your links to selectable list/dropdown and create real
> HTML form to send post with real submit button.
>
> c) Hybrid of a and b. I won't go into details since it would be just a
> mess.
>
> --
> Jani Tiainen
>
> - Well planned is half done and a half done has been sufficient before...
>
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