Stephan, I think I am not completely understanding what you need. can you make a concrete example of a model, how the model should look like (use a drawing or text) and what should happen when the form is submitted?
Massimo On Oct 26, 1:33 pm, znafets <[email protected]> wrote: > @weheh: I saw that but couldn't take too much from it > @Thadeus: Woooa, that looks like for a second generation BF compiler - > I am blinded :) , thank you anyway > @Massimo: I knew you would like that highly sophisticated stuff but > please don't ask me if it helps to solve my problem, or better put: is > this the only solution to that use case I described ? Then I guess > this is way out of my league and incomprehensible for my old eyes. > > I adored web2py so far for being easy to use and elegant, but in this > specific case I am willing to rethink that impression in a way that it > may be easy as long as one stays on well flattened roads leading to > standard views with minimum customization. Once you are passed that it > seems to get really hairy. > > to recap: > getting data from two tables displayed in a view with fields that are > supposed to appear where I want them, pre-filled with the data that is > already in the db is this the only way to do it in web2py ? > seriously ? No easier, better, smoother way ? > > ciao > Stefan > > On 26 Okt., 18:00, mdipierro <[email protected]> wrote: > > > An aesthetic issue. Consider you can replace: > > > {{ > > def req(): > > return XML('''<span class="required">*</span>''') > > > }} > > > with > > > {{req=SPAN("*",_class="required")}} > > > and call it with {{=req}} or > > > {{def req():}}<span class="required">*</span>{{return}} > > > and call it with {{req()}} (no equal) > > > Massimo > > > On Oct 26, 11:51 am, Thadeus Burgess <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > This is usually what I end up doing for custom form. It allows for fully > > > customizable XHTML/CSS 3 forms. > > > > {{ > > > def req(): > > > return XML('''<span class="required">*</span>''')}} > > > > {{pass}} > > > > {{def labels(field, required):}} > > > <label for="{{=field}}" id="{{=field}}__label" > > > class="title">{{=form.custom.label[field]}}{{if > > > required:}}{{=req()}}{{pass}}</label> > > > <label for="{{=field}}" id="{{=field}}__comment" > > > class="comment">{{=form.custom.comment[field]}}</label> > > > <label for="{{=field}}" id="{{=field}}__error" > > > class="error">{{if > > > form.errors.has_key(field):}}{{=form.errors[field]}}{{pass}}</label> > > > {{pass}} > > > > {{def li(field, required=True):}} > > > <li {{if form.errors.has_key(field):}}class="err"{{pass}}> > > > <div class="labels"> > > > {{labels(field, required)}} > > > </div> > > > {{=form.custom.widget[field]}} > > > </li> > > > {{pass}} > > > > {{=form.custom.begin}} > > > > <fieldset> > > > <legend></legend> > > > <ol> > > > {{li('signup_code')}} > > > </ol> > > > </fieldset> > > > > <fieldset> > > > <ol> > > > <li> > > > <div class="labels"> > > > <label for="submit" class="title">Click to finish and > > > submit > > > your information.</label> > > > </div> > > > <input type="submit" class="submit" value="Submit" /> > > > </li> > > > </ol> > > > </fieldset> > > > > {{=form.custom.end}} > > > > -Thadeus > > > > On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 7:43 AM, weheh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/web2py/browse_thread/thread/c6e3021507... > > > > > On Oct 26, 7:55 am, znafets <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > the call to form.accepts fails with "key error" no-table ... after the > > > > > form gets submitted... > > > > > > if form.accepts(request.vars, session): > > > > > > On 26 Okt., 11:05, znafets <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Thadeus, weheh, > > > > > > > if I make it read like this: > > > > > > > req_user_id = request.args[0] > > > > > > > user = db((db.user.id == req_user_id) & > > > > > > (db.addr.user == > > > > > > req_user_id)).select()[0] > > > > > > > db.user.id.default = user.user.id > > > > > > db.user.name.default = user.user.name > > > > > > db.user.email.default = user.user.email > > > > > > db.addr.city.default = user.addr.city > > > > > > > form = SQLFORM.factory(db.user.name, db.user.rname, > > > > > > db.addr.city) > > > > > > > pre populating works. > > > > > > > @weheh: can you post an example how you take it from there with the > > > > > > custom.form technics ? > > > > > > > thanls > > > > > > Stefan > > > > > > > On 26 Okt., 07:06, weheh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > This is an unsolicited testimonial. I've been doing this kind of > > > > > > > multi- > > > > > > > table-form thing now for about a month or two. I collect data for > > > > > > > specific fields for multiple tables (2 or 3 at a time) using > > > > > > > SQLFORM.factory forms and use form.custom.begin ... > > > > > > > form.custom.end > > > > > > > in > > > > > > > my views. At first, it felt all cold, slobbery and gross. Utterly > > > > > > > unintuitive. A total WET (Widespread Echoed Text) LICK (Long > > > > > > > Incredibly > > > > > > > Chaotic Kode). But now that I've sort'a mastered it and refactored > > > > > > > everything, it feels kind'a like a warm DRY KISS. I agree with > > > > > > > Thadeus, it ain't pretty, at least not as pretty as straight > > > > > > > SQLFORM > > > > > > > or FORM or CRUD. But it works. And it gives you complete > > > > > > > flexibility > > > > > > > in terms of form structure and layout while maintaining a separate > > > > > > > database structure that's designed for efficiency rather than easy > > > > > > > form layout. Is there a better way? I dunno ... my mind can't lift > > > > > > > heavy loads like that any more. Anyway, that's as far as my 2 > > > > > > > cents > > > > > > > goes. Cheers. > > > > > > > > On Oct 25, 2:11 pm, Thadeus Burgess <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Ah yes, forgot to add the field to the end of it. Thats what > > > > happens when I > > > > > > > > write code in email :) > > > > > > > > > SQLFORM.factory(db.user.name, db.address.street) > > > > > > > > > -Thadeus > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 12:38 PM, mdipierro < > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > This > > > > > > > > > > > SQLFORM.factory( > > > > > > > > > > db.user, db.address > > > > > > > > > > ) > > > > > > > > > > will not quire work because both tables contain an Id field. I > > > > think > > > > > > > > > you need to explicitly list the fields to you want. > > > > > > > > > > Massimo > > > > > > > > > > On Oct 25, 11:50 am, Thadeus Burgess <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > znafets, Keeping the thread in this post... > > > > > > > > > > > user = db((db.user.id == request.id) & (db.address.id_user > > > > > > > > > > == > > > > request.id > > > > > > > > > > )).select() > > > > > > > > > > > db.user.id.default = user.id > > > > > > > > > > db.user.name.default = user.name > > > > > > > > > > db.user.email.default = user.email > > > > > > > > > > > SQLFORM.factory( > > > > > > > > > > db.user, db.address > > > > > > > > > > ) > > > > > > > > > > > Is there another way of doing this? To me, this is not DRY > > > > > > > > > > or > > > > KISS. > > > > > > > > > > > -Thadeus > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Renato-ES-Brazil > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Massimo, > > > > > > > > > > > > Sorry, your message to Thadeus, which also answered my > > > > question, > > > > > > > > > > > appeared only after, when I sent my question to this > > > > > > > > > > > topic. > > > > > > > > > > > > My example had just one table because it was a simple test > > > > with > > > > > > > > > > > SQLFORM.factory. > > > > > > > > > > > > I thought it worked this way that you mentioned, but when > > > > > > > > > > > I > > > > saw that > > > > > > > > > > > the SQLFORM.factory allows to send some parameters like > > > > > > > > > > > "db.table.field" instead of using Field(), I got confused. > > > > :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > On 24 out, 18:07, mdipierro <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > A SQLFORM.factory has no knowledge of the underlying > > > > database. If you > > > > > > > > > > > > use SQLFORM.factory you should do the inserts/update > > > > manually. > > > > > > > > > > > > > In your case your form involves a single table so you > > > > should just use > > > > > > > > > > > > crud.create or crud.update > > > > > > > > > > > > use db.table.field.writable and db.table.field.readable > > > > > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > > > > > db.table.field.default to change the behavior of the > > > > > > > > > > > > form. > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Oct 24, 3:02 pm, Renato-ES-Brazil < > > > > [email protected]> > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Massimo, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I tried to use SQLFORM.factory just for tests: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > def edit(): > > > > > > > > > > > > > task_id = request.args(0) > > > > > > > > > > > > > task=db(db.task.id==task_id).select()[0] > > > > > > > > > > > > > form=SQLFORM.factory(db.task.title, > > > > db.task.description, > > > > > > > > > > > > > record=task) > > > > > > > > > > > > > if form.accepts(request.vars, session): > > > > > > > > > > > > > response.flash = 'form accepted' > > > > > > > > > > > > > elif form.errors: > > > > > > > > > > > > > response.flash = 'form has errors' > > > > > > > > > > > > > else: > > > > > > > > > > > > > response.flash = '' > > > > > > > > > > > > > return dict(form=form) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The message "form accepted" was shown but the record > > > > > > > > > > > > > was > > > > not > > > > > > > > > updated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > What should I do for work? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 24 out, 17:32, Thadeus Burgess > > > > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>form=SQLFORM.factory(db. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > table1.field1,db.table2.field2) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Does this allow for the data to be inserted into the > > > > database? 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