I cannot reproduce this. Can you try session.bene_year = form.post_vars.year
instead of session.bene_year = request.post_vars.year and see if it makes any difference? On Mar 18, 12:43 am, Jim C <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm just learning web2py and I've got a simple example whose behavior > I don't understand. I've got a page with a form on top that sets a > session variable holding the default year. > On the bottom of the page I've got an SQLTABLE where the records > selected should be from the > selected year. What I'm observing is that the form on top accepts > the year value and the bottom of the page updates but the form on top > always seems to be one update behind. > > In the controller: > > def admin_test(): > > # form1 sets the default year to work on > if not session.bene_year: > session.bene_year = datetime.datetime.now().year > > form1 = FORM('Set Year (current value is '+session.bene_year+') : > ', > INPUT(_name='year', _value=session.bene_year, > requires=IS_NOT_EMPTY()), > INPUT(_type='submit')) > > # set the default year from the form > if FORM.accepts(form1, request.post_vars, session, > formname='form_one'): > session.bene_year = request.post_vars.year > # set the year > response.flash = 'The default year is set to > '+session.bene_year > > # fetch the current beneficiaries for the default year > dbrecords = db(db.beneficiary.year==session.bene_year).select > (db.beneficiary.ALL) > records = SQLTABLE(dbrecords, truncate='1024') > > return dict(form1=form1, dbrecords=dbrecords, records=records) > > The sequence I'm observing is: > > 1) Initial page view, year is set to 2009. All OK. > 2) Enter 2007 and press 'Submit Query'. Page refreshes, db records > from 2007 appear below, and > form one reads: "Set Year (current value is 2009) : [ 2009 ]". > Not OK. > 3) Replace 2009 with 2005 and press 'Submit Query'. Page refreshes, db > records from 2005 appear below and the form now reads: "Set Year > (current value is 2007): [ 2007 ]". > 4) etc. > > Thanks! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" 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/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
