Excellent question: db.mytable.myfield.default = request.args(0) form = SQLFORM(db.mytable)
On Jan 4, 4:28 pm, Fabiano - deStilaDo <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have a default value for a field defined on the table definition, > along with its validators. > > I want to create a form with a different initial value for some > fields, based on the link the user clicked. Something like "add new > item for this category" and the new item form come with that category > pre-filled. > > The way I found to do this was: > > form = SQLFORM(db.mytable) > form.custom.widget['myfield']['value'] = request.args(0) > form.custom.widget['myfield']._postprocessing() > > the _postprocessing() call was necessary in case of multiple options > widget (like Selects), else the selected option wouldn't be updated. > > It works fine, but I believe I am messing with the inners of the > object, a bad programming practice, as the internal implementation may > change and break my app. > > Is there a proper way of doing this? > > Kind regards, > > Fabiano.
