I just tried the format option change to the table to see if it worked for
me... but it didn't. Thanks Villas for the 'requires' tip. I am sure i will
need that knowledge at some point..

On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 at 01:30, David Orme <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks! I had played with the represent attribute, with no success, but
> using that first option within the controller works. Changing the validator
> seems a bit over the top just to change the format, but it works!
>
> On Tuesday, 11 August 2020 16:07:36 UTC+1, villas wrote:
>>
>> Off the top of my head, maybe these ideas would put you on a better
>> track...  :)
>>
>> 1.  The reference field has a default validator, try changing it to
>> something like this:
>>
>> db.assignments.marker.requires = IS_IN_DB(db, 'markers.id', '%(last_name)s, 
>> %(first_name)s (%(email)s)')
>>
>> 2. Check out the .represent attribute
>>
>>
>>
>>
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