>>>My motto is: get something working and move on! Haha. A modified version I need to remember: Get something working and don't go back and break it!
On Thu, 16 Jul 2020, 7:20 am villas, <[email protected]> wrote: > We all have our styles of programming. I would probably create a dict of > times. > But any idea which works is fine. Everyone looks at their old code and > sees a better way. > My motto is: get something working and move on! > > > > On Wednesday, 15 July 2020 19:26:33 UTC+1, mostwanted wrote: >> >> Thank you Villas, i updated my controller like this & its giving results. >> I a sure there is a better way to do this, a ore cleaner way & if anyone >> cares to improve my code please dont hesitate so i could update mine & >> learn more: >> >> def my_form_processing(form): >> if form.vars.class_session=='single session': >> single_session_times=['0830-0930hrs', '0930-1030hrs', '1100-1200' >> ,'1200-1300', '1400-1500', '1500-1600', '1600-1700'] >> the_time=random.choice(single_session_times) >> form.vars.the_time2=the_time >> >> if form.vars.class_session=='evening single session': >> evening_single_session_times=['1730-1830', '1830-1930'] >> the_time=random.choice(evening_single_session_times) >> form.vars.the_time2=the_time >> >> if form.vars.class_session=='double session': >> double_session_times=['0830-1030', '1100-1300', '1400-1700'] >> the_time2=random.choice(double_session_times) >> form.vars.the_time2=the_time2 >> >> if form.vars.class_session=='evening double session': >> evening_double_session_times=['1730-1930'] >> the_time=random.choice(evening_double_session_times) >> form.vars.the_time2=the_time >> >> @auth.requires_login() >> def index(): >> form=SQLFORM(db.lecture) >> if form.process(onvalidation=my_form_processing).accepted: >> response.flash=T('Lecture Entered') >> return locals() >> Regards; >> >> Mostwanted >> >> On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 5:47:18 PM UTC+2, villas wrote: >>> >>> Before submission of form, use JS. >>> or >>> After submission, allocate the time in the controller using >>> *onvalidation*. See >>> http://www.web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/07/forms-and-validators#onvalidation >>> >>> On Wednesday, 15 July 2020 13:58:28 UTC+1, mostwanted wrote: >>>> >>>> I thought it would be easy but its not, wrong values are being selected >>>> from wrong lists! After submitting a form I wanna check to see if the >>>> session field is either a single_session, double_session, >>>> evening_single_session or evening_double_session, depending on what it is I >>>> want time to be selected randomly from an appropriate list and inputted >>>> into the session_time field but wrong values from wrong lists are entered, >>>> information gets mixed up! >>>> >>>> model code: >>>> db.define_table('lecture', >>>> Field('subject_name', 'reference subject'), >>>> Field('department', 'reference departments'), #HERE >>>> Field('theLevels', label=SPAN('Levels'), requires= >>>> IS_IN_SET(['1.1', '1.2', '2.1', '2.2', '3.1', '3.2', '4.1', '4.2'], >>>> zero='---Select A Level---')), #HERE >>>> Field('lecturer', 'reference lecturer'), >>>> Field('class_session', requires=IS_IN_SET(['single >>>> session', 'double session', 'evening single session', 'evening double >>>> session'], zero='----Select A Session Period----')), >>>> Field('session_time', readable=False, writable=False), >>>> Field('class_room', readable=False, writable=False), >>>> Field('controller', readable=False, writable=False) >>>> ) >>>> >>>> single_session_times=['0830-0930hrs', '0930-1030hrs', '1100-1200', >>>> '1200-1300', '1400-1500', '1500-1600', '1600-1700'] >>>> double_session_times=['0830-1030', '1100-1300', '1400-1700'] >>>> >>>> evening_single_session_times=['1730-1830', '1830-1930'] >>>> evening_double_session_times=['1730-1930'] >>>> ''' >>>> After submitting the form, have system scheck the session, if the >>>> session is any of whats defined give it a proper time >>>> ''' >>>> if db.lecture.class_session=='single session': >>>> the_time=random.choice(single_session_times) >>>> db.lecture.session_time.default=the_time >>>> >>>> >>>> elif db.lecture.class_session=='evening single session': >>>> the_time=random.choice(evening_single_session_times) >>>> db.lecture.session_time.default=the_time >>>> >>>> >>>> elif db.lecture.class_session=='double session': >>>> the_time=random.choice(double_session_times) >>>> db.lecture.session_time.default=the_time >>>> >>>> >>>> elif db.lecture.class_session=='evening double session': >>>> the_time=random.choice(evening_double_session_times) >>>> db.lecture.session_time.default=the_time >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> How can i achieve this with proper results from the intended list >>>> >>>> Mostwanted >>>> >>> -- > Resources: > - http://web2py.com > - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) > - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) > - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "web2py-users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/web2py/8ae4d738-3954-441e-807c-6957229ebb56o%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/web2py/8ae4d738-3954-441e-807c-6957229ebb56o%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Resources: - http://web2py.com - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. 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