Try this http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/CookBookThreadlocalsAndUser
On Jun 17, 6:02 am, saxon75 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm working on a CMS application and had a question about > automatically setting certain model fields. > > Suppose I have the following model (this is simplified from the actual > application): > > class Item(models.Model): > author = models.ForeignKey(User) > created = models.DateTimeField() > title = models.CharField(max_length=255) > body = models.TextField() > > Now, when I go to create a new Item, whether via the admin site or a > custom newforms-based form, it requires that I select an author from a > list of existing users. What I'd prefer is to leave out the author > field entirely from the add form and have that field automatically set > to the current user. How can I do that? > > Thanks. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
