This should return a list of ids : [row.id for row in db(SQL WHERE CLAUSE).select(db.table.id)]
Richard On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 10:02 AM, LoveWeb2py <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you, Richard! This is great. How could I pass the parameters from a > list though? I'm still learning the DAL. So if I have 6 records I want to > return with the id in the list [1,2,5,7,204] > > How could I do that? Any code example would help. > > On Tuesday, April 29, 2014 9:58:03 AM UTC-4, Richard wrote: > >> Sure! >> >> Custom : >> You create a form (with SQLFORM) to get what the user want to know that >> gonna be the parameters of your search... Then you make a query >> (db(db.table.field_in_which_you_search == the_parameters_you_get_by_ >> your_form).select(db.table.ALL), you create a grid with the results of >> the search... >> >> Web2py built-in with SQLFORM.grid() >> You can also use SQLFORM.grid() that will display a grid with a few >> records (inline) and there is a built-in query builder and search field... >> If you input your creteria in the field something like >> "db.table.field_you_want_to_search_in == your_creteria you" will get the >> records that correspond to you creteria if any. >> >> If you only want a list of ids for internal use in another function the >> custom way is maybe more what you want... But if you build this list just >> to get the record and want to display them latter you should think to use >> SQLFORM.grid that provide all what you want as far as I understand what you >> need. >> >> Richard >> >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 9:27 AM, LoveWeb2py <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I'm trying to create a search function that allows users to search the >>> database without accessing the SQLFORM. >>> >>> Is there a good way to display multiple results based on the record id? >>> Could I create a unique SQLFORM view just on the record IDs that are >>> retrieved? >>> >>> Basically my search goes through and checks their search against a huge >>> database. If their search hits on something in the database I append the >>> record ID to a list. >>> >>> Records = [1,2,5,7,204] >>> >>> Is there a way for me to only show those records to them? >>> >>> -- >>> Resources: >>> - http://web2py.com >>> - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) >>> - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) >>> - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "web2py-users" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- > Resources: > - http://web2py.com > - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) > - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) > - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "web2py-users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resources: - http://web2py.com - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
