They are assigned by default IF the referenced table has a format='% (name)s' attribute else web2py does not know how to represent items in the dropdown.
On Nov 20, 8:33 am, "richard.ree" <richard.h....@gmail.com> wrote: > I see. I guess I just assumed that a validator like > IS_NULL_OR(IS_IN_DB(db, db.other.id)) would be assigned by default to > reference fields, since null values are allowed by default in other > types of fields. > > Thanks, > -Rick
