Thanks Denes. It is very frustrating when this kind of information is not readily available, so I have added this pearl of wisdom to the book.
I appreciate that what I have written is not fully explained, but sometimes a simple example is worth a thousand words. If you feel this could or should be improved, please let me know. http://web2py.com/book/default/chapter/07#Adding-extra-form-elements-to-SQLFORM On Mar 27, 3:16 pm, DenesL <[email protected]> wrote: > Just add > > form[0].insert(-2,TR(LABEL('I agree to > terms'),INPUT(_name='agree',value=True,_type='checkbox'))) > > after the form has been defined. > On submission form.vars.agree will have the status of the checkbox, > which you probably would check using onvalidation. > > Where do I collect my bonus points? ;) > > On Mar 27, 6:43 am, Brian Will <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have an insert SQLFORM of 8 fields, to which I'd like to add a > > single "I agree to terms" checkbox at the bottom. There are probably > > tons of ways to do this, but I'm hoping someone has a really simple > > method that doesn't require resorting to a manual FORM? Can I simply > > tack on another INPUT to the SQLFORM? (Bonus points for placing it > > after my last field but before the submit button). Here's the current > > code. > > > form = SQLFORM(db.job_post, submit_button='Post Job', > > formstyle='table2cols', > > fields=['poster_name', 'poster_email', 'poster_phone', > > 'zipcode', 'location_description', 'job_type', 'job_title', > > 'job_description'], > > _id='postjob' > > ) > > > if form.accepts(request.vars, session): > > redirect(URL('post_email', vars={'id': form.vars.id, > > 'poster_name': form.vars.poster_name, 'poster_email': > > form.vars.poster_email})) > > > What's solution allows me to make the minimal change? The simplest > > solution that occurs to me is to use a SQLFORM.factory: > > > form = SQLFORM(db.job_post.poster_name, db.job_post.poster_email, > > db.job_post.poster_phone, db.job_post.zipcode, > > db.job_post.location_description, db.job_post.job_type, > > db.job_post.job_title, db.job_post.job_description, FIELD('terms', > > 'boolean', IS_EQUAL_TO(True)) submit_button='Post Job', > > formstyle='table2cols', > > _id='postjob' > > ) > > > if form.accepts(request.vars, session): > > form.vars.id = > > db.job_post.insert(**db.job_post._filter_fields(request.vars)) > > redirect(URL('post_email', vars={'id': form.vars.id, > > 'poster_name': form.vars.poster_name, 'poster_email': > > form.vars.poster_email})) > > > I guess this isn't too onerous, but I don't really like having to > > manually do the insert, so I'm wondering about alternatives. BTW, why > > does _filter_fields begin with _ if it's used publicly? Shouldn't it > > just be filter_fields? > >
