Thanks GoldenTiger, Looks like http://www.web2pyslices.com/main/slices/take_slice/85 addresses my 1st requirement, and http://www.web2pyslices.com/main/slices/take_slice/86 addresses my 2nd requirement. Still looking for solutions to the other two, but these get me off to a flying start!
Regards Dave M. On 16 June 2010 12:45, GoldenTiger <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.web2pyslices.com is usefull for me > > On 15 jun, 23:48, David Mitchell <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > I've got a bunch of AJAX pages to create, with tasks like: > > - pick a selection from a drop-down list > > - based on that selection, populate another drop-down list > > > > - start typing in a text field > > - with each character typed, do a search in a DB table for fields > matching > > the string typed and display options for selection > > > > (not quite AJAX, but close) > > - enter a date in a date field > > - constrain other date fields on the same form so that they must be > either > > before or after the first-entered date > > > > - allow someone to enter a long random string into a field, or press a > > "Generate random string" button to have the string populated with > suitable > > random characters > > > > Is there anything like an "AJAX recipes" page for web2py out there? > > Googling didn't come up with anything useful, but I thought some of > these > > are pretty common tasks and someone may have gathered code samples > together > > to demonstrate how it is done in web2py. > > > > Thanks and regards > > > > Dave M. >
