we're waiting for 2.10.4 including 
https://github.com/web2py/pydal/issues/135

On Monday, April 20, 2015 at 9:46:58 PM UTC+2, Jim S wrote:
>
> I posted in this thread 
> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/web2py/2i9zfAzG2s8 but posted 
> after it was closed.  Evidently, this is fixed but I'm still not seeing my 
> 'formats' for foreign keys.  Here are the details:
>
> I have this in my db.py:
>
> db.define_table('customer',
> Field('customerId', 'id', readable=True, writable=False, label='Customer 
> #'),
> Field('name', length=30, required=True, writable=False,
>   requires=IS_NOT_EMPTY()),
> Field('city', length=30, writable=False),
> Field('state', length=2, writable=False),
> format='%(customerId)s - %(name)s - %(city)s, %(state)s')
>
> db.define_table('equip_order',
> Field('id', 'id', readable=False, label='Order #'),
> Field('order_type', 'reference orderType', label='Order Type', 
> ondelete='RESTRICT',
>    requires = IS_IN_DB(db(db.orderType.equipment==True),
>    'orderType.id', '%(name)s', zero='..')),
> Field('status', length=10, default='New',
>    requires=IS_IN_SET(('New', 'Submitted', 'Invoiced'))),
> Field('customer', 'reference customer', label='Customer', 
> ondelete='RESTRICT'))
>
> When I display (VIEW MODE) the customer field in the equip_order table in 
> a custom SQLFORM.grid form using:
>
> {{=form.custom.widget.customer}}
>
> ...it displays the id of the customer, not the name.
>
> I thought the 'format' on the customer table definition would control 
> this. I know I can fix it by changing the definition of the customer field 
> in the equip_order table to:
>
> Field('customer', 'reference customer', label='Customer', 
> ondelete='RESTRICT',
>    represent=lambda x, r: '%s - %s - %s, %s' % (db.customer(x).customerId
> db.customer(x).name,
> db.customer(x).city,
> db.customer(x).state) if x else ''),
>
> Should I have to do that, or should the 'format' on customer take care of 
> it?
>
> -Jim
>

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