In web2py, each request runs only one action from a controller -- from within a view, you do not call other controller actions. If you want to display a form within a given page, you should create and return the form within the action for that page. If you need to re-use the code for the form, you can define a separate function to create the form and then simply call it from the main page's action.
As an alternative, if you do really need to compose a single page from multiple separate re-usable actions, you can use components<http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/12#Components> . Anthony On Friday, January 18, 2013 2:06:17 AM UTC-5, Alex Glaros wrote: > > The example at http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/07#SQLFORMshows > this function below. But what is the syntax for calling a function > from a view? > > Would it be this? {{=display_form()}} > > thanks, > > Alex Glaros > > > def display_form(): > form = SQLFORM(db.person) > if form.process().accepted: > response.flash = 'form accepted' > elif form.errors: > response.flash = 'form has errors' > else: > response.flash = 'please fill out the form' > return dict(form=form) > > > > > --
