Re: [web2py] Custom form updating field not in view

2013-09-09 Thread Johann Spies
On 6 September 2013 20:23, SimonD wrote: > > I have a complex table, where I want to expose just some of the fields in > a custom form, and am using SQLFORM with a custom form. > I would not use SQLFORM in this case but SQLFORM.factory. In that way you can handle the updates explicitly and not

[web2py] Custom form updating field not in view

2013-09-06 Thread SimonD
Hi, I have been working with an issue for a few hours, and can see what is happening, but I would like to better understand why this happens. Although I have a solution, some information or help as to why this is happening would be very useful. I would be sure that the answer is simple and proba