The select options are defined by requires=IS_IN_SET(), so might need
a means to update the set defined for this table field.

On Jan 22, 11:25 am, DenesL <denes1...@yahoo.ca> wrote:
> Nice code but what I meant to say is that allowing the user to add a
> new option is basically the same as saying accept anything but empty
> (unless you have a list of all fruits somewhere).
> Just changing the validator to IS_NOT_EMPTY would do.
>
> On Jan 22, 2:02 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
>
> > something like this?
>
> > <script>
> > jQuery(document).ready(function(){
> >   jQuery('#mySelect').change(function(){
> >     if(jQuery('#mySelect').val()=='Specify...')
> >       var newoption  = prompt("Your choice:","");
> >       var d = jQuery.json({url:'{{=URL
> > (r=request,f='register_new_option')}}',data:'option='+escape
> > (newoption)});
> >       if(d['id'])
> >       jQuery('#mySelect').prepend('<option>' + newoption + '</
> > option>');
> >       else alert(d['error']);
> >   });
>
> > });
>
> > and create a new action in default.py
>
> > @auth.requires_login()
> > def register_new_option():
> >      from serializer import json
> >      (value,error) = db.optiontable.optionvalue.requires
> > (request.vars.option)
> >      if not error:
> >          return json(dict(id=db.optiontable.insert(optionvalue=value)
> >      else:
> >          return json(dict(id=0,error=error))
>
> > On Jan 22, 12:31 pm, DenesL <denes1...@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
> > > How would you validate the field?.

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