Hi Tim,
Export format should be CSV file. I am getting that error because of
the custom search in grid.
I got some clues from Exporting from a SQLFORM.grid with customized search
queries <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/web2py/Td58YKBAaMo>
I'll try TSV once I fix this issue.
On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 1:32 PM, Tim Richardson <[email protected]>
wrote:
> A quick question: if you try the standard Tab Separated Value export, does
> it work? (you can refer back to your stack overflow link to see why I ask).
>
>
>
> On Thursday, 15 January 2015 04:31:56 UTC+11, Prasad Muley wrote:
>>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> I've used a SQLFORM.grid for displaying table content. I've
>> provided export to CSV option in grid.
>>
>> My app settings are as below:
>>
>> *models/db.py*
>>
>> db.define_table('company',
>> Field('name', 'string', length=128, notnull=True,
>> unique=True),
>> Field('address', 'string'), format='%(name)s')
>>
>>
>> db.define_table('document',
>> Field('name', 'string', length=128,
>> notnull=True),
>> Field('type', 'string', notnull=True),
>> Field('company', db.company, format='%(name)s')
>>
>>
>> Here,
>> document table has company as a reference key,
>> *Exported CSV should contain the company names not ids*
>>
>> So I've defined a class *CSVExporter* according to anthony
>> <http://www.quora.com/Anthony-Bastardi> solution for
>> web2pygrid-csv-exports-shows-ids-not-values-for-reference-fields
>> <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17337290/web2pygrid-csv-exports-shows-ids-not-values-for-reference-fields>
>>
>> *modules/doc_utils.py*
>> from cStringIO import StringIO
>>
>>
>> class CSVExporter(object):
>> """This class is used when grid's table contains reference key id.
>> Exported CSV should contain reference key name of reference
>> key not ids"""
>> file_ext = "csv"
>> content_type = "text/csv"
>>
>> def __init__(self, rows):
>> self.rows = rows
>>
>> def export(self):
>> if self.rows:
>> s = StringIO()
>> self.rows.export_to_csv_file(s, represent=True)
>> return s.getvalue()
>> else:
>> return ''
>>
>> *#Grid uses Custom search for string*
>>
>>
>> def search_query(fields, keywords):
>> """" Custom search for doc grid"""
>> if isinstance(keywords, (tuple, list)):
>> keywords = keywords[0]
>> request.vars.keywords = keywords
>> key = keywords.strip()
>> if key and not '"' in key and not "'" in key and key:
>> SEARCHABLE_TYPES = ('string', 'text', 'list:string')
>> words = key.split(' ') if key else []
>> filters = []
>> for field in fields:
>> #apply search on company_name also
>> if field.name == "portfolio_company":
>> #get db from current module
>> db = current.db
>> #get company name from record
>> company_ids = [company.id for company in db(
>> db.company.name.contains(words)).select(db.company.id
>> )]
>> if company_ids:
>> filters.append(field.belongs(company_ids))
>> continue
>> if field.type in SEARCHABLE_TYPES:
>> all_words_filters = []
>> for word in words:
>> all_words_filters.append(field.contains(word))
>> filters.append(reduce(lambda a, b: (a & b),
>> all_words_filters))
>> parts = filters
>> else:
>> parts = None
>> if parts:
>> return reduce(lambda a, b: a | b, parts)
>> else:
>> return None
>>
>> *controllers/documents.py*
>> from applications.asdf.doc_utils import CSVExporter, search_query
>>
>>
>> def docs():
>> export_csv = False
>> export_classes = None
>> query = valid_db_query_here
>> if auth.has_membership('manager'):
>> export_csv = True
>> export_classes = dict(csv=(CSVExporter, 'CSV'),
>> xml=False, html=False,
>> json=False,
>> csv_with_hidden_cols=False,
>> tsv=False,
>> tsv_with_hidden_cols=False)
>>
>> grid = SQLFORM.grid(query, orderby=~db.document.created_on,
>> showbuttontext=False,
>> csv=export_csv, deletable=False,
>> searchable=search_query,
>> exportclasses=export_classes)
>>
>>
>> return (grid=grid)
>>
>> If I search single keyword like Google or MicroSoft in then export works
>> as expected.
>>
>> if I search multiple keywords like Google India Private Limited or Redhat
>> India Pvt Ltd then it shows expected rows in grid
>>
>> But If I click on export button then it gives me *Following error*
>>
>>
>> *Ticket ID*
>> *127.0.0.1.2015-01-14.21-56-57.34fb2b60-2857-4c1a-9626-a854630fc9c7*
>>
>> *<type 'exceptions.AttributeError'> 'list' object has no attribute
>> 'colnames'*
>>
>> *Version*
>> *web2py™ Version 2.9.5-stable+timestamp.2014.03.16.02.35.39*
>> *Traceback*
>> *1.*
>> *2.*
>> *3.*
>> *4.*
>> *5.*
>> *6.*
>> *7.*
>> *8.*
>> *9.*
>> *10.*
>> *11.*
>> *12.*
>> *13.*
>> *14.*
>> *15.*
>> *16.*
>> *Traceback (most recent call last):*
>> * File "/home/prasad/Rootpy/web2py_2.9/gluon/restricted.py", line 220,
>> in restricted*
>> * exec ccode in environment*
>> * File
>> "/home/prasad/Rootpy/web2py_2.9/applications/asdf/controllers/documents.py",
>> line 137, in <module>*
>> * File "/home/prasad/Rootpy/web2py_2.9/gluon/globals.py", line 385, in
>> <lambda>*
>> * self._caller = lambda f: f()*
>> * File "/home/prasad/Rootpy/web2py_2.9/gluon/tools.py", line 3287, in f*
>> * return action(*a, **b)*
>> * File "/home/prasad/Rootpy/web2py_2.9/gluon/tools.py", line 3287, in f*
>> * return action(*a, **b)*
>> * File
>> "/home/prasad/Rootpy/web2py_2.9/applications/asdf/controllers/documents.py",
>> line 112, in upload*
>> * exportclasses=export_classes)*
>> * File "/home/prasad/Rootpy/web2py_2.9/gluon/sqlhtml.py", line 2221, in
>> grid*
>> * rows.colnames = expcolumns # expcolumns is all cols to be exported
>> including virtual fields*
>> *AttributeError: 'list' object has no attribute 'colnames'*
>>
>>
>>
>> I've started debugging and got following the point.
>>
>> *For single keyword search,* the rows object has *<class
>> 'gluon.dal.Rows'> *type and it contains exact rows which query gives
>> But the rows object has *list type for multiple search keywords*
>>
>>
>> Any clues/hints/suggestions for debugging this error?
>>
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