Take a look at the book:
http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/07/forms-and-validators?search=hidden+fields#Hidden-fields
So try defining your hidden field with *hidden *attribute:
SQLFORM(..., hidden=dict(hidden_field_name=hidden_field_value))
It should work.
On Monday, July 29, 2013 6:47:01 AM UTC+2, davedigerati wrote:
>
> I've succeeded in using a custom SQLFORM to restrict how many fields of a
> table the user has to fill out, but now I am trying to set a hidden field
> value (status) and struggling.
>
> I tried in the model to use:
> form = SQLFORM(db.games)
> form.vars.status = 'active'
>
> but the field never gets written to the db, I believe because it is not
> one of the fields declared in html (below).
>
> I then tried through the html as
> {{form.vars.status = 'active'}}
> but while it was in the Accepted form.vars, it doesn't show up in
> request.vars and again, doesn't get written.
>
> So, okay, let's place it in the html as
> {{request.vars.status = 'active'}}
> And now it gets into request.vars, but again is not written to the db.
>
> I think I've sunk over my head on this one, and advice correcting my
> approach above would be greatly appreciated.
> Or was this a bad path to start down and I should just use a separate
> operation to write this field to the table after the record is created?
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
> html if it helps:
> {{=form.custom.begin}}
> {{form.custom.widget.tm_home["_placeholder"] = "Home Team Name"}}
> {{=form.custom.widget.tm_home}}
> {{request.vars.status = "active"}} <--- tried variations of this line &
> without it
> {{=form.custom.submit}}
> {{=form.custom.end}}
>
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