I think that the problem when doing fields=[] is that it tells web2py to build a field-less form which has no meaning so far. gluon API says: "...a list of fields that should be placed in the form...". Instead, it's probably best to just use the db.table.field.readable attribute
On 26 mar, 07:46, Alan Etkin <[email protected]> wrote: > Is the buttons parameter documented somewhere?, I don't recall having > seen it. > > Fields that have a readable attribute set to False cannot be seen: > > db.to_be_lawyer.name.readable = False > ... > > The fields parameter of SQLFORM defaults to all, but passing an empty > sequence should prevent all fields to show. > > On 26 mar, 07:31, web2py_lover <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > How to hide all fields of SQLFORM with submit button only? > > > all fields of db.to_be_lawyer are 'name' and 'age'. > > > I try > > db.to_be_lawyer.name.default = 'default name' > > db.to_be_lawyer.age.default = '28' > > form_to_be_lawyer= SQLFORM(db.to_be_lawyer, fields=[], buttons > > = [INPUT(_type='submit',_value="apply to be a lawyer")] ) > > > but fail.
