nice solution, with this can solve the problem to add the multiple data
simultanously within one form.
On Friday, March 15, 2013 2:07:11 AM UTC+7, Anthony wrote:
>
> How about:
>
> for i in range(0,10):
> inputs.append(db.table1.field1.clone(name='%s_%s' % (db.table1.field1.
> name, i)))
>
> The .clone() method copies the field, but you can pass in arguments to
> replace some of the existing attributes (such as the name). I don't think
> this is documented, though.
>
> Anthony
>
> On Thursday, March 14, 2013 8:42:21 AM UTC-4, Richard wrote:
>>
>> Hello Anthony,
>>
>> I know that, I just forget to take it in consideration in my example I
>> guess...
>>
>> What I want to do is to create a batch insert form for a table a kind of
>> inline edition but for insert data into database... So I would have many
>> rows in a html table that will contains the fields a given table and only
>> one submit button.
>>
>> I can build my form like this :
>>
>> inputs = []
>> for i in range(0,10):
>> inputs.append(Field('field1'+'_%s' %str(i), 'type...', ...))
>> inputs.append(Field('field2'+'_%s' %str(i), 'type...', ...))
>>
>> form = SQLFORM.factory(*inputs)
>>
>> That way I get unique distinct inputs fields.
>>
>> Then with custom form I can esealy build html table in view...
>>
>> But what I would like to avoid is to have 2 instances for field
>> definition : one in model and one in the batch insert function because it
>> seems to me that I can't get the field definition propertieds from model...
>>
>> I would like to know if I could get field properties from model something
>> like that :
>>
>> inputs = []
>> for i in range(0,10):
>> inputs.append(Field(db.table1.field1.name+'_%s' %str(i),
>> db.table1.field1.type, ...)
>> ...
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Richard
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 6:28 PM, Anthony <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> SQLFORM.factory creates a dummy DAL Table object with the fields
>>> submitted, so you cannot use duplicate field names, as they are illegal in
>>> DAL tables. Note, technically your form can have input elements with the
>>> same name, but once the values are submitted to the server, the values will
>>> be joined together in a single list. For example, if you have three fields
>>> with the name "field1", request.vars.post_vars will be a list like [value1,
>>> value2, value3].
>>>
>>> What are you really trying to do?
>>>
>>> Anthony
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, March 13, 2013 3:31:19 PM UTC-4, Richard wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I would like to build a bunch insert form and I wouldn't have to
>>>> duplicate fields definition for SQLFORM.factory
>>>>
>>>> I try naively
>>>>
>>>> inputs = []
>>>> for i in range(0,10):
>>>> inputs.append(db.table1.field**1)
>>>> inputs.append(db.table1.field**2)
>>>>
>>>> form = SQLFORM.factory(*inputs)
>>>>
>>>> But even if I get 10 inputs of each in "inputs" they all refer to the
>>>> same instance so when I render the form with SQLFORM.factory, I only get
>>>> my
>>>> 2 fields, but I would have 10 of each...
>>>>
>>>> Is there a way to avoid doing this :
>>>>
>>>> inputs = []
>>>> for i in range(0,10):
>>>> inputs.append(Field('field1', 'type...', ...))
>>>> inputs.append(Field('field2', 'type...', ...))
>>>>
>>>> form = SQLFORM.factory(*inputs)
>>>>
>>>> Because doing the last example would make my code much more less DRY.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Richard
>>>>
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