> db.x.y_id.requires=IS_IN_SET(valid_y_ids) IS_IN_SET takes a second parameter with the names you want to display (or one parameter where the values and their displanames are provided as a dictionary)
db.x.y_id.requires=IS_IN_SET(valid_y_ids, display_names) On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 5:04 AM, weheh<[email protected]> wrote: > > Consider this: > > model: > > db.define_table('x',db.Field('y_id',db.y,requires=IS_NULL_OR(IS_IN_DB > (db,'y.id','%(name)s')))) > > db.define_table('y',db.Field('name','string',requires=[IS_NOT_EMPTY > (),IS_NOT_IN_DB(db,'y.name')])) > > controller: > > try: > records = db(db.x.id==int(request.args[1])) > valid_y_ids = [1,2,3] # under normal circumstances, this is > computed on the fly based on other db entries > db.x.y_id.requires=IS_IN_SET(valid_y_ids) > form=SQLFORM(db.x,record=records,submit_button='update') > except: > form=SQLFORM(db.x,submit_button='new') > > What I want is that the requires clause in the try section should > cause the form to display the names of entries in the y table that > match the valid_y_ids list. What I get is just the id numbers in the > valid_y_ids. How do I get the names, instead? > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

