You can do db.mytable.myfield.requires='...' form=SQLFORM(db.mytable)
On Jan 16, 9:44 pm, tomt <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have learned to use SQLFORM to generate forms. The validation > defined in the db model works as expected, but there are times when I > want to write a controller that uses a different validation than what > is defined in the model. (Specifically, I want to force a different > date validation) > > From what I've read in the manual, and in web2py-users, I can define > the form manually using FORM and specify the validation on each field, > but I was hoping there was a way I could do this with SQLFORM. > > I'd appreciate any recommendations and/or examples. > > Thanks, - Tom

