> So if I could generate one form that allows you to create a customer,
> complete with address, the management would become much more logical.
In this case I'd use SQLFORM.factory:
def create():
form=SQLFORM.factory(db.customer,db.address)
if form.process().accepted:
id = db.customer.insert(**db.customer._filter_fields(form.vars))
form.vars.customer=id
id = db.address.insert(**db.address._filter_fields(form.vars))
return dict(form=form)
See the book:
http://www.web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/7?search=insert%28**#One-form-for-multiple-tables
Regards Annet.