Sure, something like that seems fine. Look at what SO does -- for example:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12050934/web2py-build-forms-in-controller-or-view.
I think they use the number as the unique record identifier, but also
include a slug (which doesn't necessarily have to be unique).
Anthony
On Saturday, August 25, 2012 7:16:50 PM UTC-4, SeamusSeamus wrote:
>
> This runs into a problem where if I have two items of the same 'title',
> the user will only be linked to the first one that was created. Can I make
> it so the slug is a field that I designate? Or make it so the slug adds a
> incrementing number such as:
> Field('slug', compute=lambda row: IS_SLUG()(row.title *+ row.id*)[0])
> I know thats not how you do it, but do you get what I mean? Is there a
> better way?
>
>
> On Thursday, August 23, 2012 1:18:16 AM UTC-6, Anthony wrote:
>>
>> links = [lambda ro
>>> w: A('Details',_href=URL('default','show', args=[row.slug]))]
>>> fields = [db.equipment.category, db.equipment.title,
>>> db.equipment.price]
>>>
>>
>> You have not included "slug" in your list of fields, so I believe it will
>> not be included in the data query. Instead of specifying the list of
>> fields, you can set the readable attribute to False for fields you don't
>> want displayed (including "slug"). In that case, all fields will be
>> included in the query (including "slug"), but only the fields you want to
>> show will be visible in the grid.
>>
>> Anthony
>>
>
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