>>> db.category.name.default = request.args(0)
That's a good idea. I forgot that you can just change that before building
the form.
Thanks
On Wed, 8 Jul 2020 at 23:33, Jim S <ato.st...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Here is how I'd do it:
>
> Controller:
> def category():
> db.category.name.default = request.args(0)
> form=SQLFORM(db.category)
> return dict(form=form)
>
> Template:
> {{extend 'layout.html'}}
> {{=form}}
>
> There are a couple of issues in your example
>
> 1. You're using SQLFORM to create a form, but then you aren't doing
> anything with it. You need to pass it to your template for it to be useful.
> 2. The else portion of the if form.process().accepted is executed anytime
> you call the controller and haven't submitted the form. Therefore, on your
> initial display of the form, your error message will display.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> -Jim
>
> On Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at 7:33:30 PM UTC-5, AGRogers wrote:
>>
>> OK. After you declare the form but before you process it you can set the
>> form.vars.FieldName property. I think that might help.
>>
>> On Wed, 8 Jul 2020, 4:36 am Anusha Narayan, <anusha...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Yeah! The first question, is what I am talking about.
>>>
>>> On Mon, 6 Jul 2020, 8:56 pm AGRogers, <roge...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Do you mean you want to set the EVENT_ID so that it's already selected
>>>> when the form opens?
>>>>
>>>> Or are you saying that after you select the Event and submit the form
>>>> you get an error?
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, 4 Jul 2020, 3:27 pm Anusha Narayan, <anusha...@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> *The code of my model db.py is:*
>>>>>
>>>>> db.define_table(
>>>>> 'event_table',
>>>>> Field('event_name'),
>>>>> Field('organizer_name'),
>>>>> )
>>>>>
>>>>> db.define_table('category',
>>>>> Field('Category_name',requires=IS_NOT_EMPTY()),
>>>>> Field('Event_id',db.event_table)
>>>>> )
>>>>>
>>>>> *The controller looks like:*
>>>>>
>>>>> def category():
>>>>>
>>>>> form=SQLFORM(db.category)
>>>>> if form.process().accepted:
>>>>> response.flash='form has accepted'
>>>>> else:
>>>>> response.flash='form has errors'
>>>>> return dict()
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *The code for the view (default/category.html) is:*
>>>>>
>>>>> {{extend 'layout.html'}}
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> <form action="#" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post"><ul>
>>>>>
>>>>> <li>category name: <input name="Category_name"
>>>>> value="{{=request.args(0)}}"/></li>
>>>>> <li>event_id type: <input name="Event_id" ></li></ul>
>>>>> <input type="submit" value="Submit" />
>>>>> </form>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *(Here I am trying to pass the event id through the request argument of
>>>>> the URL. But when I submit the form, it says "form has errors". Why is
>>>>> that happening? I am not able to understand.?*
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