[web2py] Re: Trouble injecting HTML into view

[Alan Etkin]

Doing {{=XML(html)}} in the view should create the correct output

On 26 dic, 17:01, OpenMercury <scott.benningh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm new to web2py.  I've been putting together a site for a few weeks.  I'm
> very impressed with the capabilities.  I'm having a problem.  I have a
> module that generates some html that I want to show the user so they can
> use it on their site (shopping cart).  The html is a customized script for
> the user.  I'm using python string template replacing variables from a
> dictionary.  I then return the html to view.  The problem I'm having is
> that the html is being shown in the view as is (below) instead of being
> resolved.  If I take the HTML below and paste it into the view (edit)  and
> save it, it shows on the page properly, resolved.  grrr.  I thought I had
> figured out a solution by using TAG helper.  It showed properly on the
> page.  The problem is that it quoted my javascript inside the HTML,
> rendering the HTML non-functional.
>
> <link href="http://www.theFreightHub.com/_css/widget.css"; rel="stylesheet"
> type="text/css" /> <table border="0" width="50%" cellpadding="0"
> cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td> <script type="text/javascript"
> language="javascript"> sWidgetID=4736; sCustID=55123; sWVerID=1;
> sZip='33626'; sLocationType=2; sPickupPalletizing=0; sInsidePickUp=0;
> sLiftGate=0; sLimitedAccess=0; sNotifyBeforePickUp=0; sTradeshow=0;
> DInsideDelivery=0; DLiftGate=0; DLimitedAccess=0; DNotifyBeforeDelivery=0;
> DTradeshow=0; PackagingType=4; Quantity=1; TWeight=500; Width=0.0;
> Height=0.0; Length=0.0; FClass=300; BlindShipment=0; Hazmat=0;
> strfinal=sZip + ',' + sLocationType + ',' + sPickupPalletizing + ',' +
> sInsidePickUp + ',' + sLiftGate + ',' + sLimitedAccess + ',' +
> sNotifyBeforePickUp + ',' + sTradeshow + ',' + DInsideDelivery + ',' +
> DLiftGate + ',' + DLimitedAccess + ',' + DNotifyBeforeDelivery + ',' +
> DTradeshow + ',' + PackagingType + ',' + Quantity + ',' + TWeight + ',' +
> Width + ',' + Height + ',' + Length + ',' + FClass + ',' + BlindShipment +
> ',' + Hazmat; var url; function gotratingpopup() { var FCtoZip =
> window.document.getElementById("FCtoZip"); var
> FCtoLocation=window.document.getElementById("FCtoLocation"); if
> (FCtoZip.value=='') { alert("Please enter destination postal code");
> return; } var wind = window; var winop = wind.open;
> url='http://www.theFreightHub.com/web2py/theFreightHub/FreightOperations/R...
> + FCtoZip.value + '&wid=' + sWidgetID + '&WVerID=' + sWVerID + '&unloadid='
> + FCtoLocation.value + '&strfinal=' + strfinal; winop(url, null, 'left=400,
> height=285, width=610, status=0, resizable=0, scrollbars=0, toolbar=0,
> location=0, menubar=0'); } </script> <div id="FCborder"> <div
> id="FCpadding"> <div id="FCholder"> <div id="FCheader"> <h1> <span>Freight
> Shipping Calculator</span> </h1> <p>Fill out the fields below and press the
> orange button to get instant rates.</p> <img
> src="http://www.theFreightHub.com/web2py/theFreightHub/static/images/logo.png";
> width="200" height="40" alt="TheFreightHub" title="Click here to visit our
> homepage"/> </div> <div id="FCwidgetForm"> <div id="FCcontent"> <div
> id="FCinputTozip" class="FCinput"> <label for="FCtoZip">Enter Your U.S.
> Zip</label> <input id="FCtoZip" type="text" /> <input
> id="BogusTextBoxToPreventPostBackOnEnterKey" type="text"
> style="display:none"/> </div> <div id="FCinputTolocation" class="FCinput">
> <label for="FCtoLocation">Select Location Type</label> <select
> id="FCtoLocation"> <option value="2">Business with Dock or
> Forklift</option> <option value="3">Business without Dock or
> Forklift</option> <option value="5">Construction Site</option> <option
> value="6">Convention Center or Tradeshow </option> <option
> value="1">Residence</option> <option value="4">Terminal</option> </select>
> </div> </div> <div id="FCbuttonHolder"> <input id="FCbutton" type="button"
> value="Get Rates -->" onclick="gotratingpopup();"/> </div> </div> <div
> id="FCfooter"> <p>Rates are subject to change based on time of calculation
> and data entered.<br /> &copy; 2011 <a href="http://theFreightHub.com";
> style="float:none; margin:0">theFreightHub LLC</a> - All Rights
> Reserved</p> <div id="FCfooterLinks"> <a
> href="http://www.theFreightHub.com";>http://www.theFreightHub.com</a> <a
> href="http://www.theFreightHub.com/web2py/theFreightHub/FreightOperations/s...";>Create
> a Shipping Calculator</a> </div> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div>
> </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </table> None