I use like this: http://web2pyslices.com/main/slices/take_slice/133 _____________________________________________ *Gilson Filho* *Web Developer http://gilsondev.com*
2011/5/24 Ross Peoples <[email protected]> > I am trying to make a user editor and running into trouble. I have the > standard auth_user table, and I also have an auth_user_extended table that > stores a bunch of other information, using auth_user as the reference > between the two tables. I set my controller up like this: > > def update(): > id = request.vars.id or request.args(0) or error() > row = db((db.auth_user.id==db.auth_user_extended.id) & ( > db.auth_user.id==id)).select().first() > if row is None: > error() > > form = SQLFORM.factory(db.auth_user, db.auth_user_extended > hidden: {'id': id} > ) > > form.vars.id = id > form.vars.auth_user = id > form.vars.username = row.auth_user.username > form.vars.first_name = row.auth_user.first_name > ... etc ... > > if form.accepts(request.vars, session, keepvalues=True): > # do the database update manually > > However, my problem is that when submitting the form for an update, it > fails validation on username because "value already in database". Am I doing > something wrong or does SQLFORM.factory not support updates? Thanks. >

