Thanks Jake.
It works like a charm. I thought I tried this before, so I obviously made some
mistake.
Thanks,
Amit
>
> hi amit,
>
> Amit Ramon wrote:
> > units = models.CharField(maxlength=2, choices=UNITS)
> >
> > When I try to create a new instance of this model in the admin, the
initial
> > value in the select list for the units field is a dashed line. What I'd
like
> > is to be able to define an initial value for this field, and have it
already
> > selected in the select list when I just enter the "add object" page. I've
> > tried using the default keyword argument in various ways but to no avail.
>
> the 'default' keyword argument should work, but be sure to use the
> stored-value (first) element from the stored/representation tuple you use.
>
> ie if your UNITS tuple is defined
>
> >>> UNITS = ( ('in', 'Inches'), ('cm', 'Centimeters'), )
>
> you'll want to use
>
> >>> class MyModel(models.Model):
> >>> units = models.CharField(maxlength=2, choices=UNITS, default='cm')
>
> -jake
>
> >
>
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