[web2py] Re: Setting a default value for a reference field

Thank you Annet On Saturday, September 19, 2020 at 11:32:08 AM UTC+2 Annet wrote: > I wonder why the IS_IN_DB() validator doesn't suit your needs. > > I have a field day: > > Field('day', 'reference cal_day', default=None, required=True, > requires=IS_IN_DB(db, 'cal_day.id', '%(id)s %(name)s',

[web2py] Re: Setting a default value for a reference field

I wonder why the IS_IN_DB() validator doesn't suit your needs. I have a field day: Field('day', 'reference cal_day', default=None, required=True, requires=IS_IN_DB(db, 'cal_day.id', '%(id)s %(name)s', zero='Select a day'), ondelete='RESTRICT', notnull=True, label='Day *'), Doesn't zero = '*Wh

[web2py] Re: Setting a default value for a reference field

Reading from this stackoverflow post, it appears it isn't something you can do. But, they show some alternatives: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5805059/how-do-i-make-a-placeholder-for-a-select-box However, that post is pretty old, maybe someone else has some better solutions. -Jim On