One minor correction to the data below, web2py is not saving a space
from mssql but, is instead, saving the empty string to mssql and
*reading* the empty string as a space from mssql and then the if test
evaluates to true.

On Oct 14, 10:59 am, bm <[email protected]> wrote:
> There's a problem while registering a user when web2py is using
> mssql.
>
> Here are the pertinent pieces to reproduce the problem:
>
> - web2py version = 1.67.2
> - web2py connected to mssql via pyodbc and freetds
> - registration_requires_verification = True
> - registration_requires_approval = False
> - email verification link has been clicked and clears registration_key
> from the database (confirmed by looking at field directly in the
> database)
>
> Upon a successive logout and log back in, logging in still requires
> email verification. After some time troubleshooting, I found that
> web2py, although it's setting registration_key = '' (empty string) in
> verify_email() (line 1018 in v.1.67.2), is actually saving a space in
> mssql. Thus, when registration_key is being evaluated upon login
> (tools.py lines 771-781 in v.1.67.2), line 778 in tools.py:
>
>                     elif temp_user.registration_key
>
> is evaluating space as something and therefore the if condition
> evaluates to true and causes:
>                         response.flash = \
>                             self.messages.registration_verifying
>
> to trigger in a situation that registration_key should be evaluating
> to false and thus, bypassing the "requires verification" and allowing
> the user to log back in.
>
> For a temporary fix, I've changed line 778 to:
>
>                     elif temp_user.registration_key.strip()
>
> which resolves this specific problem. But, I still have the wonder in
> my mind what other areas of the framework may be affected by this same
> problem.
>
> Any Ideas??
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