Re: UpdateView Creates a new object

2012-05-14 Thread Xavier Ordoquy
No problem. Redirecting after a POST is a good habit. This will avoid duplicated data if the user reloads the page because if you don't redirect, you'll get a second POST. Regards, Xavier Ordoquy, Linovia. Le 14 mai 2012 à 17:42, Michael Ackerman a écrit : > Thank you very much, that worked.

Re: UpdateView Creates a new object

2012-05-14 Thread Michael Ackerman
Thank you very much, that worked. Also, do I have to redirect after POST (success_url)? for example posting a status on facebook or twitter? On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 6:06 PM, Xavier Ordoquy wrote: > Hi, > > You should just use action="" since it will post to the url the page was > generated by. >

Re: UpdateView Creates a new object

2012-05-13 Thread Xavier Ordoquy
Hi, You should just use action="" since it will post to the url the page was generated by. This will allow you to use a single template for both create and view view while they keep their respective urls. As a side note, you should use the url template tag rather than hardcode urls ;) Regards,

Re: UpdateView Creates a new object

2012-05-13 Thread Michael Ackerman
Yes they are using the same template. Its a very basic template: {% extends "base.html" %} {% block main %} {% csrf_token %} {{ form }} {% endblock %} I figured since update and create were practically the same, I wanted to see if I could be a bit more DRY. Hence why I'm also looking for a way t

Re: UpdateView Creates a new object

2012-05-13 Thread Xavier Ordoquy
Hi, What does you form html tag looks like ? Sounds like you're sending the updateview form to the createview. Regards, Xavier Ordoquy, Linovia. Le 13 mai 2012 à 11:59, Michael Ackerman a écrit : > My updateview seems to be creating another object instead of updating the > object. The good ne