I have to go... Sorry...
It surely a selector that not catch what it suppose to...
My form use formestyle=divs that maybe affect somehow...
Richard
On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Richard Vézina <ml.richard.vez...@gmail.com
> wrote:
> Jim,
>
> You can put the jQuery directly in html create/update form like this :
> <script>
> $("select[name=FIRSTFIELDNAME]").change(function() {
> var val = $(this).children(":selected").attr("value");
> $(this).trigger($(this).attr("id") + "__selected", [val]);
> });
> </script>
>
> To make sure you selector are good you can set a background color like
> this :
>
> $(this).children(":selected").css('background-color','red');
>
> Richard
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 4:30 PM, Jim S <j...@qlf.com> wrote:
>
>> Well, I can get it to work with smartgrid if I use a suggest_widget for
>> the first field. But, I'm trying to make my second SELECT element reload
>> its options based on the option selected in the first SELECT element. I
>> was trying to follow the JS that you posted earlier, but I can't get it to
>> trigger the reload of the second SELECT element.
>>
>> With the smartgrid, the html element IDs are a bit different, but I've
>> accommodated for that with the version I have working with the
>> suggest_widget.
>>
>> I'm looking for a way to debug this thing and see what is actually going
>> on. I can't say I'm a strong javascript'er but my understanding is that
>> this code should end up somewhere on the 'view page source' html, and it
>> isn't. Would I be able to return it to the script and have it execute if I
>> use the response.js variable? Seems like it never gets executed.
>>
>> -Jim
>>
>> On Friday, November 16, 2012 3:19:40 PM UTC-6, Richard wrote:
>>
>>> It may be related to smartgrid...
>>>
>>> Have you try with a straight sqlform??
>>>
>>> Richard
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 3:31 PM, Jim S <j...@qlf.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Richard - I've been trying to get this working but am not having any
>>>> luck. I have the lazy_options_widget working with the first field being a
>>>> suggest_widget, but am trying to implement with your suggestion above using
>>>> a SELECT element as the first field, but it isn't working. I'm using this
>>>> in an edit for generated by a smartgrid and am using the following for the
>>>> FIRSTFIELDNAME as you have it above.
>>>>
>>>> benefit_benefitProgramId
>>>>
>>>> This is the ID associated with the first field when I look at the HTML
>>>> that is generated. I think I'm following along with the javascript ok, but
>>>> don't understand why my code isn't working.
>>>>
>>>> Any tips on what to look for? Did you actually have this working in a
>>>> sample?
>>>>
>>>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> -Jim
>>>>
>>>> On Wednesday, August 29, 2012 9:25:07 AM UTC-5, Richard wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Here the code for use a regular drop down and avoid use of
>>>>> autocomplete plugin dependency.
>>>>>
>>>>> In controller :
>>>>> conditional_field_trigger_selected_event_js =
>>>>> '$("select[name=FIRSTFIELDNAME]").change(function() {var val =
>>>>> $(this).children(":selected").attr("value");$(this).trigger($(this).attr("id")
>>>>> + "__selected", [val]);});'
>>>>>
>>>>> In view :
>>>>> <script type="text/javascript">
>>>>> {{=XML(conditional_field_trigger_selected_event_js)}}
>>>>> </script>
>>>>>
>>>>> Richard
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 10:21 AM, Anthony <abas...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> See
>>>>>> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8146260/best-practice-for-populating-dropdown-based-on-other-dropdown-selection-in-web2p/8152910#8152910
>>>>>> for
>>>>>> links to some other related recipes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anthony
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wednesday, August 29, 2012 3:04:10 AM UTC-4, lyn2py wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you Anthony and Richard, I have tried to use IS_IN_DB in the
>>>>>>> form of return IS_IN_DB(...) but it doesn't work.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The reason why I am looking for this function is because I am trying
>>>>>>> to load the options or a second field, based on what is chosen in the
>>>>>>> first
>>>>>>> field. Both are SELECTs.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Like this example here:
>>>>>>> http://dev.s-cubism.com/plugin_lazy_options_widget
>>>>>>> but the first field is a select instead of autocomplete.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am unable to find a function that will return a SELECT field
>>>>>>> (based on the chosen rows) for the ajax success function.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wednesday, August 29, 2012 12:50:13 AM UTC+8, Anthony wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yes. By default, a reference field gets a validator like this:
>>>>>>>> IS_IN_DB(db, db.sometable._id, db.sometable._format). However, the
>>>>>>>> IS_IN_DB() validator can take a Set object as the first argument
>>>>>>>> instead of
>>>>>>>> db, and the list will be based on the records defined by that Set. In
>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>> case, you'll have to explicitly define the validator:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> requires=IS_IN_DB(db([your query]), db.sometable.id, db.sometable.
>>>>>>>> _format)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Note, when you define your own validator, you also lose the
>>>>>>>> automatic "represent" attribute for the reference field, so you might
>>>>>>>> want
>>>>>>>> to set your own:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> represent=db.sometable._format
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Anthony
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, August 28, 2012 12:28:10 PM UTC-4, lyn2py wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hello experts,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Generally, when we do a SQLFORM, the 'reference table' fields
>>>>>>>>> automatically gets *all* the available options for choosing as a
>>>>>>>>> dropdown
>>>>>>>>> menu.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> However, I would like to get a filtered list instead of *all* of
>>>>>>>>> the items. Is there an available function I can use to achieve a
>>>>>>>>> filtered
>>>>>>>>> list for choosing in the dropdown menu?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Another way to look at this is:
>>>>>>>>> I would like to generate a SELECT/OPTIONS html using a specific
>>>>>>>>> query, i.e. it uses the retrieved Rows to generate the HTML. I wonder
>>>>>>>>> if
>>>>>>>>> there is a function in web2py for doing this.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I hope my question is understood. Thank you.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> PS. If there isn't an available function, I appreciate any tips or
>>>>>>>>> pointers how I can make this work. Thanks!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
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