I have some functionality which generates a custom SQLFORM.factory
form (reads/writes to different tables, handles uploads, etc.). All
works fine but somewhere down the flow I just wanted to display that
same form prefilled and readonly. For whatever reason I can't prefill
it and make it readonly at the same time.
Let me illustrate with some code (not my exact code, just generic
web2py code which does the same):
I though to display a generic, readonly, prefilled form I should do
this:
def frm():
form = SQLFORM.factory( Field('test'), Field('best'),
readonly=True )
form.vars = dict( test='abc', best='123' )
return dict(form=form)
the form shows but instead of the default values it shows None.
To show the default values I had to do this (remove readonly and add
form.accepts (which for a readony form seems strange, I would never
read from this form here)):
def frm():
form = SQLFORM.factory( Field('test'), Field('best') )
form.vars = dict( test='abc', best='123' )
form.accepts(request.vars, session)
return dict(form=form)
so far so good by form ain't readonly.
When I try to add the readonly back I get a readonly form but again
with all values set to None:
def frm():
form = SQLFORM.factory( Field('test'), Field('best'),
readonly=True )
form.vars = dict( test='abc', best='123' )
form.accepts(request.vars, session)
return dict(form=form)
I must be missing something fundamental here. I could display that
same information other ways I guess but I already have the code which
builds it in a form I thought I could reuse. Thanks for looking into
this...
