[web2py] Re: list:reference validation

2011-12-18 Thread Nik Go
Anthony, could you elaborate a bit on that notation? multiple=(0,3) I wanted a maximum of two items and yet I need to write 3. In the book, I've seen something similar with the limitby argument for DAL select: for row in db().select(db.person.ALL, limitby=(0, 2)): print row.name which fetches

[web2py] Re: list:reference validation

2011-12-18 Thread Anthony
It does: min = len(values) max Note it's a strict less than for the max, so if you want = 2 values, that is equivalent to 3. Basically, it's an inclusive min but an exclusive max. Anthony On Sunday, December 18, 2011 7:40:10 PM UTC-5, ニコノコ wrote: Anthony, could you elaborate a bit on that

[web2py] Re: list:reference validation

2011-12-15 Thread Nik Go
Thanks Anthony. I don't think I've seen that in the docs. On Thursday, December 15, 2011, Anthony wrote: Try IS_IN_DB(..., multiple=(0, 3)) The multiple argument to IS_IN_SET and IS_IN_DB can be a list or tuple specifying a minimum and maximum number of items to be selected (strictly less

[web2py] Re: list:reference validation

2011-12-15 Thread Anthony
Shhh! It's a secret. Actually, it has been added to the new 4th edition, which should be available online soon. Anthony On Thursday, December 15, 2011 7:06:21 PM UTC-5, ニコノコ wrote: Thanks Anthony. I don't think I've seen that in the docs. On Thursday, December 15, 2011, Anthony wrote:

[web2py] Re: list:reference validation

2011-12-15 Thread Joseph Jude
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[web2py] Re: list:reference validation

2011-12-14 Thread Anthony
Try IS_IN_DB(..., multiple=(0, 3)) The multiple argument to IS_IN_SET and IS_IN_DB can be a list or tuple specifying a minimum and maximum number of items to be selected (strictly less than on the max, so set the max to 3 to make sure there are no more than 2). Anthony On Wednesday,