Thanks a lot JmiXIII and Jonathan!
The solution you suggested works!
Since I'm just a n00b it took a while to get everything right. Here is
the view file code:
{{for i in range(0, 2):}}
{{=listf[i]}}
{{pass}}
On Jul 13, 11:13 pm, Jonathan Lundell <jlund...@pobox.com> wrote:
> On Jul 13, 2010, at 1:56 PM, Rick wrote:
>
> > This gives no error:
> > dict()[x] = [x]
> > ..but my web page is still not shown in the browser, it's just printed
> > "None". Maybe the controller-file-code is correct but something should
> > be added to the view file?
>
> It's not at all clear what you're trying to do. The line above creates a dict
> with a single entry whose key is x, and whose value is a list with x as a
> member. That doesn't seem very useful.
>
> If you want a variable number of forms to be displayed, try creating a list
> of forms, and passing the list to your view in a dict as usual. The code that
> JmiXIII gave is a good example:
>
> def listform():
> listf=[]
> thing = [one two three]
> for x in thing:
> form=FORM(':', INPUT(_name="name"))
> listf.append(form)
> return dict(listf=listf)
>
> In your view, you'll have to loop through the list and output each form.
>
> One problem with the code above is that you'll need to give each form a
> unique name. See "Multiple forms per page" in the manual, Chapter 7.
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Jul 13, 12:19 am, Jonathan Lundell <jlund...@pobox.com> wrote:
> >> On Jul 12, 2010, at 3:04 PM, Rick wrote:
>
> >>> Thanks for your inspiring answer,
>
> >>> After I found this page:
> >>>http://code.activestate.com/recipes/440502-a-dictionary-with-multiple...
> >>> ...I tried with:
> >>> return dict['form'].append([x])
> >>> ...but my new code doesn't work neither. I just get "TypeError: 'type'
> >>> object is unsubscriptable".
>
> >> Don't use the word 'dict'.
>
> >>> Though I think this code is nearer the
> >>> solution.
>
> >>> On Jul 12, 10:44 pm, JmiXIII <sylvn.p...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>> Hello ,
>
> >>>> I've used something like this :
> >>>> def listform():
> >>>> listf=[]
> >>>> thing = [one two three]
> >>>> for x in thing:
> >>>> form=FORM(':', INPUT(_name="name"))
> >>>> listf.append(form)
> >>>> return dict(listf=listf)
>
> >>>> Yet I usually use SQLFORM and add a submit button
>
> >>>> As this is my firts answer to a coding question, do not hesitate to
> >>>> tell if I'm wrong
>
> >>>> On 12 juil, 22:26, Rick <sababa.sab...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>>>> Hi,
>
> >>>>> How to generate multiple forms with a loop?
>
> >>>>> In my controller file there are forms generated with this loop:
>
> >>>>> thing=[one, two, three]
> >>>>> def theFunction():
> >>>>> for thing1 in varibale1:
> >>>>> form=FORM(':',
> >>>>> INPUT(_name='name')
> >>>>> )
> >>>>> return dict(form=form)
>
> >>>>> ...but this code doesn't work. I just get the message "invalid view".
> >>>>> I suppose the reason that I get this message is that all the forms
> >>>>> have the same name in the view file. Therefor I also tried with:
> >>>>> return dict(form=[thing])
> >>>>> ...but got:
> >>>>> SyntaxError: keyword can't be an expression
>
> >>>>> I've tried with this code in the view file:
>
> >>>>> {{extend 'layout.html'}}
> >>>>> <h2>{{=form}}</h2>
>
> >>>>> ...and also with this:
>
> >>>>> {{extend 'layout.html'}}
> >>>>> <h2>
> >>>>> {{thing=[one, two, three]}}
> >>>>> {{for thing1 in varibale1:}}
> >>>>> {{=form}}
> >>>>> </h2>
>
> >>>>> ...but none of them worked.
>
> >>>>> Thanks in advance for help
