Re: How To Create POST data without an actual POST?
Maybe trying with ajax? jquery has some nice functions to deal with ajax post requests. You can even send files via ajax. >From the server side, you could return JSON objects and parse them on the client (for validation). Cheers On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 4:22 PM, Margie Roginski wrote: > I'd like to find a way to let my users submit form data without > submitting > it via an actual web form. For example, I have users that would like > to > send their data via email, or perhaps provide it in an excel spread > sheet, > > I'm trying to figure out how to do this and still leverage all the > error > checking associated with my forms (ie, via is_valid). > > I'm thinking that on the server side I could create a form with > initial data, > and then instead of rendering that form, I'd like to just convert it > directly > to a POST data dict, as if the user submitted the form without making > any changes. Then I'd take that POST data, add a bit of additinal > data > that I've gotten from some other source (ie from email or excel), then > run > is_valid(), then do my standard save to my db object. > > Can anyone comment on if this seems like a good approach for doing > this, > and if so, if there is any django support for turning a form directly > into a data dict? > > Thanks! > Margie > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > -- Gabriel Gayan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
Re: Tutorial problems
just rerun the server using python manage.py runserver Cheers On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 10:49 AM, zippzom wrote: > How does one go about restarting the server? > > Thanks in advance! > > On Jun 25, 10:37 pm, Michael Schade wrote: > > As Gabriel mentioned, make sure you reran the server after making the > > changes (though if using runserver, it should handle that for you). Also > > make sure you did not miss this bit in the tutorial: > > > > "Wait a minute. is, utterly, an unhelpful > representation > > of this object. Let's fix that by editing the polls model (in the > > polls/models.py file) and adding a > > __unicode__()< > http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/models/instances/#django.db> > > method > > to both Poll and Choice:" > > > > class Poll(models.Model): > > # ... > > def __unicode__(self): > > return self.question > > > > Sincerely, > > Michael Schade > > Spearhead Development LLC > > > > On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 5:54 PM, Gabriel Gayan >wrote: > > > > > Have you tried re-running the server after saving the changes? > > > the tutorial worked perfectly for me. > > > > > On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 1:16 PM, zippzom wrote: > > > > >> So, i'm working through the tutorial, but i'm having a problem with > > >> the unicode method in the part 1 writing your own apps. I've copied > > >> the code to the letter, but it still only returns > > >> instead . Any ideas why this could be happening? > > > > >> Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this. > > > > >> -- > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > >> "Django users" group. > > >> To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >> django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > > > > >> . > > >> For more options, visit this group at > > >>http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > Gabriel Gayan > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "Django users" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > > > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > -- Gabriel Gayan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
Re: Tutorial problems
Have you tried re-running the server after saving the changes? the tutorial worked perfectly for me. On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 1:16 PM, zippzom wrote: > So, i'm working through the tutorial, but i'm having a problem with > the unicode method in the part 1 writing your own apps. I've copied > the code to the letter, but it still only returns > instead . Any ideas why this could be happening? > > Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > -- Gabriel Gayan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
