try using a debugger, and step thru to see what your values are, what you logic is doing... you should find that helpful.
You can use winpdb; or you can grab an evaluation copy of WindIDE (I find Wing easier to use) - but either will work. The first problem is that you allow None for these values in your tables - comparison against None will raise an exception; Have some fun going thru this. - Yarko On Apr 28, 4:22 am, Johann Spies <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Yarko, > > > Hope this makes some sense now: > > At least that some darkness about what is happening in the background > was cleared up - but I still do not understand enough to solve my > problem. > > > After you have digested this some, have a look at > >http://web2py.com/book/default/section/7/2?search=form.accepts; > > If you want, also look at the docstrings for FORM in gluon/html.py > > (SQLFORM extends FORM). > > I did and there I read: > > if form is accepted (and all validators pass) form.vars contains the > accepted vars, otherwise form.errors contains the errors. > in case of errors the form is modified to present the errors to the user. > > So I tried to use the form.vars after the form was accepted. I get no > error code (ticket) now but my code is ignored: > > if form.accepts(request.vars, session): > if form.vars.begindatum > form.vars.einddatum: > message = T("end date before start date") > form.errors == True > else: > form.vars.id = db.navrae.insert(**dict(form.vars)) > response.flash = 'form accepted' > > I suspect I must not set form.errors as it is done by the background process. > > I want these tests done when the validators come into play and I > cannot see how that is done from what I understand of your > explanation. > > Regards > Johann > > -- > "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are > honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, > whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if > there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these > things." Philippians 4:8
