On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 4:17 PM, Todd Blanchard <[email protected]> wrote: > All the tutorials on forms discuss creating a new record. > > I've got a record in the database, I want to fetch it, plunk its values into > a form, let the user edit it and save it. > > I don't see how to conveniently put the model's values into the form. It > seems the form wants a dictionary of values, so how to convert a model object > to a dict? > > -Todd Blanchard > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > >
Assuming you'd use a ModelForm[1] to update the records, all you need to do is something like the following: my_record = Record.objects.get(id = 1) my_form = MyRecordModelForm(instance = my_record) You will then have a form with the 'values' on the fields pre-set. Users can then edit the form to their hearts content, submit it and you can the process the form[2] as you would normally do with a ModelForm. [1] - http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/forms/modelforms/ [2] - http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/forms/modelforms/#the-save-method -- Best, R -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
