Thanks for the pointer.   A quick solution was to mod the generic.xml and 
add a key='something' to change the root element.



On Friday, May 18, 2012 8:58:30 AM UTC-7, Niphlod wrote:
>
> views/generics.xml is your friend.
>
> And probably you'll want to create a your_controller/check.xml too, if 
> you're in the need of overcustomizing your xml....
>
> Il giorno venerdì 18 maggio 2012 06:57:02 UTC+2, bob ha scritto:
>>
>> Great app,  but I'm stuck on how to build custom XML.
>>
>> I have the following:
>>
>> @request.restful()
>> def check():
>>     def GET(id):
>>         count = db(db.users.user_name==id).count()
>>         if count > 0:
>>             return dict(Status=1)
>>         else:
>>             return dict(Status=0)
>>
>>     return locals()
>>
>> when I do a 'check.xml/foo' request I get back:
>>
>> <document>
>>      <Status>1</Status>
>> </document>
>>
>> if foo exists.    How do I change the XML that is being built?   I would 
>> like to replace the <document>, etc.
>>
>> thanks much for a very nice framework.
>> bob
>>
>

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