[web2py] Re: how to get user name before login is completed

[Anthony]

On Friday, July 15, 2011 4:25:47 AM UTC-4, puercoespin wrote: 
>
> In a view: 
>
> {{if auth.user_id:}} 
>     {{=H4(T('Welcome ') + db.auth_user[auth.user_id].first_name)}} 
> {{pass}

 
I think he just wants the message to flash once upon login, not any time a 
logged in user visits the page. Auth does a redirect after login, so the 
message to be flashed has to be put into session.flash.
 
Anthony