Try setting db.yourtable.postcode.default to the value returned by the validator under the elif form.errors part of the code.
On May 17, 4:58 am, jc <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I want a custom validator which, amongst other things, translates > alpha characters to upper case. I want a partly validated value to be > displayed back in the form, but in its uppercased form, when > validation fails. > > I am using the usual: > if form.accepts(request.vars, session): > response.flash = 'form accepted' > elif form.errors: > response.flash = 'Please correct the errors in the form' > else: > response.flash = 'Please fill out the application' > return dict(form=form) > > processing of the form - an SQLFORM as it happens. > > Here is my validator which I have shamelessly copied from django: > > # uk postcode validator > class IS_UK_POSTCODE(object): > import re > outcode_pattern = '[A-PR-UWYZ]([0-9]{1,2}|([A-HIK-Y][0-9](|[0-9]| > [ABEHMNPRVWXY]))|[0-9][A-HJKSTUW])' > incode_pattern = '[0-9][ABD-HJLNP-UW-Z]{2}' > postcode_regex = re.compile(r'^(GIR 0AA|%s %s)$' % > (outcode_pattern, incode_pattern)) > space_regex = re.compile(r' *(%s)$' % incode_pattern) > > def __init__(self, error_message='Must be valid UK postcode'): > self.error_message = error_message > > def __call__(self, value): > postcode = value.upper().strip() > # Put a single space before the incode (second part). > postcode = self.space_regex.sub(r' \1', postcode) > if not self.postcode_regex.search(postcode): > return postcode, self.error_message > else: > return postcode, None > > As you can see I don't return the input value, I return the uppercased > value (value.upper().strip()). However I can't get that uppercased > fragment back into the form. > > When I run my controller, and type a partial postcode (e.g. 'se1') in > the field in lower case, I correctly get a validation error, and the > incorrect partial postcode is displayed back in the form. I want to > have the uppercased partial value displayed ('SE1'). I have tried, in > my elif form.errors: branch, to change form.vars.postcode to the > uppercased value. I have also tried return dict(form=form, > form.vars.postcode=value) where value is my uppcased fragment. None of > these work. Is there an easy way? > > Thanks for any assistance.
