Use the model's verbose field name
http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/db/models/#id2
On Jul 29, 3:55 pm, When ideas fail <andrewkenyon...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is there a way i can change the label for a field in the model form?
>
> On 29 July, 21:44, When ideas fail <andrewkenyon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Ok thanks seems to work now.
>
> > On 29 July, 21:27, Daniel Roseman <dan...@roseman.org.uk> wrote:
>
> > > On Jul 29, 9:17 pm, When ideas fail <andrewkenyon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > I've created a model form and I was wondering what the correct way to
> > > > save this was. I've tried adapting the view from the standard django
> > > > forms docs but maybe it should be different?
>
> > > > This is what i have in my view (it says contact form but its a form
> > > > that should save contacts in a db):
>
> > > > class ContactForm(ModelForm):
> > > > class Meta:
> > > > model = Contact
>
> > > > def contact_view(request):
> > > > if request.method == 'Post':
> > > > form = ContactForm(request.POST)
> > > > if form.is_valid():
> > > > contact= form.save()
> > > > return HttpResponseRedirect('/thanks/')
> > > > else: return HttpResponseRedirect('/error/')
>
> > > > else:
> > > > form = ContactForm()
> > > > tags = Tag.objects.all()
> > > > return render_to_response('Site/contact.html', locals(),
> > > > context_instance=RequestContext(request))
>
> > > > And my template is like this:
>
> > > > <form method="POST">
> > > > {{ form.as_p }}
> > > > <input type="submit"
> > > > value="Submit" />
>
> > > > My understanding is that with this setup it should go to thanks/ if
> > > > the form is valid and error/ if it is not and it doesn't do either,
> > > > and it doesn't save or come back with any errors either . could
> > > > someone help me please?
>
> > > > Thanks
>
> > > There are two problems, but the main one is in the first line of your
> > > view. request.method == 'Post' will *never* be true, because the
> > > method (as in shown in your template) is all upper case.
> > > request.method == 'POST' should work.
>
> > > Secondly, don't redirect to /error/. Drop that else clause altogether,
> > > and let the view fall through to the final render_to_response. This
> > > will redisplay the form with any errors.
> > > --
> > > DR.- Hide quoted text -
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