Hey Dave, thanks for replying,
This below is what I tried & it seems to be working, idont know if the best
solution but please help e where u think I could improve it:
def my_validator(form):
details=db(db.lecture).select()
for d in details:
if form.vars.lecturer==d.lecturer.id and form.vars.lecture_time==d.
lecture_time:
form.errors.lecturer=SPAN("There is a conflict with these
values!", _style="font-weight: bold;")
form.errors.lecture_time=SPAN("There is a conflict with these
values!", _style="font-weight: bold;")
def index():
details=db(db.lecture).select()
form=SQLFORM(db.lecture)
if form.process(onvalidation=my_validator).accepted:
response.flash=T('Submitted')
return locals()
On Friday, July 17, 2020 at 8:12:17 AM UTC+2, Dave S wrote:
>
>
>
> On Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 7:56:47 AM UTC-7, mostwanted wrote:
>>
>> I have created a calendar that assigns lesson_times & class_rooms
>> randomly. So far it has been working properly until a conflic arose, one
>> lecturer being assigned 2 classes at the same time, another one one
>> class_room being assigned different lectures at the same time! I wanna
>> avoid these
>> *. *
>>
>> *How can I avoid entering 2 critical & determinant details that are
>> similar to other critical & determinant ones that already exist in the
>> database?*
>>
>> Time on its own being similar to another recorded time value is ok, a
>> single classroom_number value being similar to another one recorded is ok,
>> the problem is having both time and classroom_number being similar or time
>> & a lecturer being similar to ones recorded because that means a clash in
>> lessons!
>>
>> If the generated time & classroom number are similar to those that
>> already exists I want the form to fail to submit with a flag message that
>> warns the system user of a conflict thats causing failure to submit. (I
>> have it in my head but i'm failing to put it on code)
>>
>> Regards;
>>
>> Mostwanted
>>
>
> What you want is related to the standard validator IS_NOT_IN_DB() . See
> <URL:
> https://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/07/forms-and-validators#Database-validators
> >
> That only checks one field at a time and I think it is really a tuple of
> fields that you are concerned about. After all, there can be several
> classes at 10 on Tuesday, and it is only the combination of 10 on Tuesday
> with Room 310 that has to be unique, or the combination of 10 on Tuesday
> with Professor Fusspot .
>
> I would look at one of two approaches:
>
> 1) creating a calculated field from the fields of concern, and applying
> IS_NOT_IN_DB() to that.
>
> or
>
> 2) Using the onvalidation() call backs to check further.
> <URL:
> https://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/07/forms-and-validators#onvalidation
> >
>
>
> You can also write a custom validator (the discussion is just down the
> page from IS_NOT_IN_DB()), but I'm not sure that is helpful here.
>
> /dps
>
>
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