On Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 10:38:18 AM UTC-7, pumplerod wrote:
>
> Is there something else which needs to be setup to accomplish this? I
> currently have...
>
> db.define_table('brands',
> Field('brand_name', type='string', requires=IS_NOT_EMPTY(),
> label=T('Brand Name')),
> Field('active', type='boolean',
> label=T('active')))
>
> form = SQLFORM(db.brands,hidden=dict(active=True))
>
>
> However when the form is displayed the field ('active') still shows up
> visible.
>
>
The book doesn't have a detailed example at the referenced section
(although details of what it is translated to are shown).
Do you need quotes around the field name?
hidden=dict("active"=True)
perhaps?
/dps
>
> On Monday, July 29, 2013 at 6:23:30 PM UTC-5, lesssugar wrote:
>>
>> Take a look at the book:
>> http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/07/forms-and-validators?search=hidden+fields#Hidden-fields
>>
>> You can 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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