Have you looked at
http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/07/forms-and-validators#One-form-for-multiple-tables?
Anthony
On Thursday, July 24, 2014 6:31:11 PM UTC-4, Carlos Hanson wrote:
>
> Greetings,
>
> Using plugin_attachments as an example, it defines a table like the
> following:
>
> db.define_table('plugin_attachments_attachment',
> Field('tablename', readable=False, writable=False),
> Field('record_id', 'integer', readable=False, writable=False),
> [...])
>
> That suggests that I need to create the record to which I want to add an
> attachment before I add the attachment. Since I want to create the record
> and add the attachment in one view, I do the following:
>
> def add():
> article_id = db.article.insert()
> redirect(URL('edit', args=[article_id]))
>
> def edit():
> article_id = request.args[0]
> form = crud.update(db.article, article_id, next='view/[id]')
> attachments = PluginAttachments(db.article, article_id)
> return locals()
>
> Ideally, I would like one function for add and one for edit because the
> current method complicates the code in a new project. Maybe I need to
> figure out how to submit multiple forms at once, then insert the extras,
> like attachments, after checking form.accepted.
>
> Part of the problem is that I am using CKEditor and it wants to upload
> images to the server before I ever hit Save on the article.
>
> Is there a suggested way to create a record and provide an update form in
> one controller? Should I just create one big custom form (SQLFORM.factory),
> then manage the inserts myself?
>
> Thanks in advance for your suggestions and experience. Let me know if you
> need more clarification.
>
> Carlos Hanson
>
>
>
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