I thougth about it too, but I didn't find the thread... ;-)
Richard On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 9:19 PM, Bruno Rocha <[email protected]> wrote: > The web2py app wizard has a Dynamic model creator, may be you can take a > look in to the wizard code. And fork as a plugin. > > > On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 9:38 PM, Richard Vézina < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> It surely a missing feature... >> >> Richard >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 8:30 PM, Luis Goncalves >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Thanks for the links!! >>> >>> Django dynamic formsets seems powerful! When I first started off, I >>> investigated using django, but found it very difficult. Web2py is so much >>> easier to use (especially with the clear manual, and "one click" install >>> with working apps ('Welcome'))!!! >>> >>> Maybe I'll end up contributing a friendly dynamic form creator for web2py >>> ... >>> >>> merci, >>> Luis. >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 4:54 PM, Richard Vézina < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Maybe you could find some inspiration from this project for Django : >>>> >>>> http://code.google.com/p/django-dynamic-formset/ >>>> >>>> You need to install Django to test it... >>>> >>>> What you seems to do is adding an arbitrary number of input for a given >>>> field... >>>> >>>> Following good database design pratice you will normalise your schema... >>>> I had try to find a solution similar to django dynamic formset, but I give >>>> up in the pass. >>>> >>>> You have this thread that could maybe bring some answer : >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/web2py/browse_thread/thread/50af0d67554c94d9/ad553c6a5514ecc7?pli=1 >>>> >>>> Web2py let you do this : >>>> http://www.web2py.com/book/default/chapter/07?search=filter#One-form-for-multiple-tables >>>> >>>> But you can't have fields with the same name in your table... >>>> >>>> Finally it maybe possible with component now to load a arbitrary number >>>> of fields inputs for a given table and with jQuery submit the differents >>>> forms as one I would investigate in that direction too... >>>> >>>> Good luck >>>> >>>> Richard >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 7:17 PM, Luis Goncalves <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello Richard! >>>>> >>>>> I looked at this, but wasn't sure how it could help -- what I need is a >>>>> way for a (non-technical) admin to create profile forms with arbitrary >>>>> fields (through a friendly web interface), and then users to be able to >>>>> view >>>>> and edit their (run-time reconfigurable) profiles. >>>>> >>>>> At any rate, the method I described above seems to work quite well, >>>>> thanks to web2py's versatility, allowing me to define forms >>>>> programmatically >>>>> (excerpt below). >>>>> >>>>> I was wondering if there was a more clever/efficient/proper way to do >>>>> so. Perhaps not! >>>>> >>>>> Thanks!! >>>>> Luis. >>>>> >>>>> for field in event_fields: >>>>> # see if person has a pre-defined value >>>>> found = False >>>>> for my_efield in me.event_field: >>>>> if my_efield.display_title == field.display_title: >>>>> found = True >>>>> break >>>>> >>>>> if found: >>>>> if field.data_type == 'string': >>>>> new_input = INPUT(_type = field.data_type, _name = >>>>> field.id, requires=IS_NOT_EMPTY(), _value=my_efield.data ) >>>>> form[0].insert(-2, TR(field.display_title+':', >>>>> new_input )) >>>>> >>>>> elif field.data_type == 'text': >>>>> ..... >>>>> else: >>>>> if field.data_type == 'string': >>>>> new_input = INPUT(_type = field.data_type, _name = >>>>> field.id, requires=IS_NOT_EMPTY()) >>>>> form[0].insert(-2, TR(field.display_title+':', >>>>> new_input )) >>>>> >>>>> elif field.data_type == 'text': >>>>> .... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > > > -- > > > > -- > Bruno Rocha > [ About me: http://zerp.ly/rochacbruno ] > [ Aprenda a programar: http://CursoDePython.com.br ] > [ O seu aliado nos cuidados com os animais: http://AnimalSystem.com.br ] > [ Consultoria em desenvolvimento web: http://www.blouweb.com ] > >
