I'm new to the MVC structure and am trying to figure out where things go. Let's say I've got a group of items. The index page lists them with a link to each. On the item page, it runs a detailed calculation and prints various output. For example,
Item 1 Built in 2007. Initial value $1,000 2008 interest: 30 2009 interest: 31 2010 interest: 32 Current value: 1,093 --------------------------- Item 2 Purchased in 2000 for $100,000 Depreciation over 10 years: 40,000 Current value: $60,000 --------------------------- Currently using PHP, I just use if statements and loops and echo out to the browser information when its needed. In web2py, where do I put the calculation function? I'm guessing it shouldn't be in either the controller or in the view. If I put it in the model, how do I get the output to the view? Do I have to create a list and append output lines to it? Which calls the calculation function? The controller or the view? Thanks. Hopefully this makes sense.
