It's not necessary modify the code in gluon.
You could replace the text input in the query panel. For example:

1) in db.py we define our table

db.define_table('contact',
   Field('name'),
   Field('phone'))

2) in default.py we define our controller to create the grid

def contacts():
    grid=SQLFORM.grid(db.contact, user_signature=False)
    table_name = 'contact'
    field_name = 'phone'
    element_id = 'w2p_value_%s-%s' % (table_name, field_name)
    custom_select = SELECT('', 'value1', 'value2', 'value3', _id=element_id)
    grid.element('input',_id=element_id, replace=custom_select)
    return locals()

3) we create our view default/contacts.html

{{extend 'layout.html'}}
<h1>Manage My Contacts</h1>
{{=grid}}

The code in step2 should put you on the right way.

Il giorno venerdì 25 ottobre 2013 13:57:21 UTC+2, Sarbjit ha scritto:
>
> I was looking at the code in gucon.sqlform
>
>                 elif (field.type.startswith('reference ') or
>                       field.type.startswith('list:reference ')) and \
>                       hasattr(field.requires,'options'):
>                     value_input = SELECT(
>                         *[OPTION(v, _value=k)
>                           for k,v in field.requires.options()],
>                          **dict(_id=_id))
>                 elif field.type == 'integer' or \
>                         field.type.startswith('reference ') or \
>                         field.type.startswith('list:integer') or \
>                         field.type.startswith('list:reference '):
>                     value_input = 
> SQLFORM.widgets.integer.widget(field,field.default,_id=_id)
>                 else:
>                     value_input = INPUT(
>                         _type='text', _id=_id, _class=field.type)
>
>
> Can this be enhanced to view Selection Dropdown with the values for all 
> the fields. I have not much experience in web2py, so can some one please 
> suggest a change here.
>
> On Wednesday, October 23, 2013 9:01:23 AM UTC+5:30, Sarbjit wrote:
>>
>> Can someone please help.
>>
>> On Tuesday, October 22, 2013 4:39:00 PM UTC+5:30, Sarbjit wrote:
>>>
>>> I am using GRID for displaying my database results. I want to use search 
>>> feature provided by GRID/SMARTGRID where users can build queries and get 
>>> the results. I want to have a drop down field populated with the values 
>>> defined in the database for the fields which are defined as strings in 
>>> database.
>>>
>>> In my case, some fields needs to have exact match and are used very 
>>> frequent for searching the records. Since it is very difficult to fill in 
>>> the exact name every time you are searching the records using that field, I 
>>> want that for few fields, it should present a drop down.
>>>
>>> Can some one please suggest me on how on to do this.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Sarbjit
>>>
>>

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