On Jul 28, 2017 5:56 PM, "Jim Illback" <[email protected]> wrote:
I use the latest versions of Django, python, bootstrap3, and crispy forms for this project. I am trying to present a list of flashcards to a user, sorted by category (e.g., Math, Vocabulary, etc.). Then, I want the user to check either the full category or individual flashcards to be added to their practice account. To maintain user inputted checkboxes on multiple pages, I must use POST. But, pagination only uses GET. So, a hack on pagination is to wrap the Next/Previous buttons in a sub-form and POST using the buttons. This works for pagination, but then my normal “I’m done, submit this session and process the updates” button - my submit button - does nothing: no GET, no POST, nothing. *How can I enable pagination, multiple screen data accumulation across pages, and final submission of the session when complete? * I can't speak to your submit button issue, other than either a piece of JavaScript is getting in the way, or the button is located outside of a <form> tag. As for the rest of your troubles, it really sounds like you need a form wizard framework, which is what I think you mean by "pagination". Django used to ship one as part of the contrib package, but has since moved it out to it's own separately maintained app. https://django-formtools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/wizard.html It handles keeping data state across multiple form submissions, along with dynamic form additions/omissions based on previous steps. Another option you may consider is developing this process like a single-page-application, where all of the data and forms are managed via JS, and the final collection of data is submitted as a single blob to the server for permanent storage. That's obviously over simplified, but I hope you catch my meaning. -James -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/django-users. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/CA%2Be%2BciVCh5oEr3rHLEUB4L%3Dpus_bL8H%2BxpmCev5syjes_XOBDg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
