True, but you gotta learn to walk before you run ;)
On Dec 1, 9:48 pm, "mr.freeze" <nat...@freezable.com> wrote:
> I would personally use a computed field for this:
>
> Model:
> def count_words(txt):
> ...
> return count
>
> def get_type(txt):
> count = count_words(txt)
> if count < 10: return 'small'
> if count < 20: return 'medium'
> if count < 30: return 'large'
> return 'huge'
>
> db.define_table('moment',
> Field('textarea','text'),
> Field('txttype', readable=False, writable=False,
> compute=lambda r: get_type(r['textarea'])),
> ...
> )
>
> Controller:
> def submit_moment():
> form = crud.create(db.moment)
> return dict(form=form)
>
> On Dec 1, 8:09 pm, DenesL <denes1...@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
> > your_model.py:
>
> > db.define_table('moment',
> > Field('textarea','text'),
> > Field('txttype', readable=False, writable=False),
> > ...
> > )
>
> > default.py:
>
> > def moment_type(form):
> > form.vars.txttype=...
>
> > def submit_moment():
> > form=SQLFORM(db.moment)
> > if form accepts(request.vars, session, onvalidation=moment_type):
> > response.flash = 'form accepted'
> > elif form.errors:
> > ...
> > return dict(form=form, ...)
>
> > views/default/submit_moment.html:
>
> > {{extend 'layout.html'}}
> > {{=form}}
>
> > On Dec 1, 11:47 am, hswolff <hswo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > I'll try the model implementation. I need to be able to parse the
> > > submit content and count the frequency a word appears and set the type
> > > accordingly.
>
> > > I'm using response.moment_form because when I had it in the index()
> > > function and I would go to the user page it wouldn't render because
> > > the dict wouldn't return the form that was displayed on views/
> > > layout.html.
>
> > > Correct me if I'm wrong: if I were to make a submit_moment():
> > > function and a views/default/submit_moment.html view I would be able
> > > to include the view on every page and have it be functionally
> > > accurate, right?
>
> > > I'm still getting the hang of web2py's MVC.
>
>
