Thanks for the reply Alex,
I am not really sure how i am supposed to override the default field
type.
The link talks about MyDateFormField() but is this a method or what ?
Could you provide an example of how i could put the form field on the
form instead of the model ?
Thanks alot.
On Apr 6, 9:48 pm, Alex Gaynor <alex.gay...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 3:46 PM, grimmus <graham.col...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the reply.
>
> > I dont get an error anymore but nothing appears now, not even a
> > textbox ! Please see my model below
>
> > from django.db import models
> > from django import forms
> > from django.forms import ModelForm
>
> > import datetime
>
> > ENQUIRY_TYPES = (
> > ('Allergy Testing','Allergy Testing'),
> > ('Reflexology','Reflexology'),
> > ('Other','Other'),
> > )
>
> > class ContactEnquiry(models.Model):
> > name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
> > phone_number = models.CharField(max_length=100)
> > email_Address = models.EmailField()
> > what_are_you_interested_in = models.CharField
> > (max_length=16,choices=ENQUIRY_TYPES)
> > enquiry = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea)
> > enquiry_date = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
> > replied = models.BooleanField(default=False)
> > def __unicode__(self):
> > return self.name
>
> > class ContactForm(ModelForm):
> > class Meta:
> > model = ContactEnquiry
> > exclude = ('replied','enquiry_date')
>
> > Any idea why the tetxtarea isnt appearing ?
>
> > On Apr 6, 8:21 pm, Alex Gaynor <alex.gay...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 2:04 PM, grimmus <graham.col...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Hi,
>
> > > > I am trying to create a text area for a form that is generated through
> > > > ModelForm.
>
> > > > The field i have is
>
> > > > enquiry = models.CharField(widget=models.Textarea)
>
> > > > but i get the error
>
> > > > 'module' object has no attribute 'Textarea'
>
> > > > I have tried a few variations but with no luck,
>
> > > > Any ideas ?
>
> > > > Thanks in advance
>
> > > Those are par tof the Django forms library, not the models library, so it
> > > should look like:
>
> > > from django import forms
>
> > > forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea)
>
> > > Alex
>
> > > --
> > > "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right
> > to
> > > say it." --Voltaire
> > > "The people's good is the highest law."--Cicero
>
> You've put the form field on the model, instead of on the form,
> seehttp://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/forms/modelforms/#overrid...
> how it should work.
>
> Alex
>
> --
> "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to
> say it." --Voltaire
> "The people's good is the highest law."--Cicero
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