> > (actually would've just put the .nine into the select and save a line) >
That wouldn't save a line -- still have to specify the field even if the row contains only one field. > > BUT what if my field name is a variable like so? > row = db((db.squares.game_code==session.game_code) & > (db.squares.row_num==row_vis)).select() > winner= row[0].[winning_col] > (I also tried the winning_col in () and '') > A Row object works like a dictionary, so: row[0][winning_col] Mentioned near the end of this section<http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/06/the-database-abstraction-layer#select>in the book. Anthony -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.