Check out fields and readonly in the SQLFORM signature at http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/7
Also see crud.read() and crud.select() at http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/7#Methods Either of these should do the job for you. On Tuesday, July 31, 2012 3:11:47 PM UTC-4, Rob_McC wrote: > > Haven't been able to find a solution to this on Groups - I'm NEW to > web2py, but enjoying it a great deal. > > Note: I learned how to make custom fields in User's table, that was easy. > > *Assumptions*: > *User: jsmith > Custom fields: Country, Age > Country=Canada > Age=34* > > I want to make a few of the user's profile public - no login is required > to view SOME of the fields > > I know if jsmith is logged in, he can access only his profile at: > *http://somesocialwebsite/default/user/profile* > > *Question/problem:* > > *How do I make a public url like: > ** > http://somesocialwebsite/jsmith* > > *return > * > *<html> > <body>* > *Some Social Website > <h1>User Name: jsmith</h1> > <h2>Age: 34</h2> > <h3>Country: Canada</h3>* > *</body> > </html>* > > Any help, or pointing me in the right direction would be appreciated, > thanks, > > Rob > > Reference: Adding custom fields > > https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/web2py/db.auth_user$20adding$20fields/web2py/H0g7WUV7ubg/7AxpjU_tFL8J > > > > > > > --
