I'm curious if you ever got this all figured out? I wanna do something similar (essentially allow people to build up lists of things with arbitrary list length.) If you had something complete I'd love to see it if possible. Very new to web2py myself.
On Jan 24, 11:27 am, Richard Vézina <ml.richard.vez...@gmail.com> wrote: > Found this : > > http://code.google.com/p/django-dynamic-formset/ > > <http://code.google.com/p/django-dynamic-formset/>Richard > > On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Richard Vézina <ml.richard.vez...@gmail.com > > > > > wrote: > > Hello, > > > Here a version 0.00001 pre pre before alpha [?] > > (see attachement) > > > But it works... > > > There is code in : > > > layout.html in head : js that I move there to get debug web2py button (no > > view) > > default controller : register_new function and a couple of other functions > > > default/register_new > > > Add row button add all the rows you want. Fill it up submit... Go admin > > db.address see that there is a row for each added input for street and city. > > > Didn't test it to much. > > > I had to use request.vars to get street2, city2, etc. inputs that were > > filtered by .accept() > > > Validators not working for the added inputs... If one input is fill for > > required field it will pass and null will be entered in db.address for empty > > input. > > > Richard > > > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Richard Vézina < > > ml.richard.vez...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> If you move the script into the layout.html in the head it still works... > >> You can then remove the view /view/default/register.html_ > > >> So you get access to admin, request, session, response button to see what > >> going. You can see that city2 vars is store in session for example. > > >> Richard > > >> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Richard Vézina < > >> ml.richard.vez...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> For now only adding and removing city input. I clone city input retag > >>> id='city' to id='city2' for the first clone and so on. I change all the id > >>> attribute of other tag cloned like divs. I had a garbage can icon and make > >>> it mouseover. That it for now. > > >>> Since I change the id of input to city2, city3 all those cloned input are > >>> not consider by the register controller for now. I have to figure out how > >>> _filter_fields works to modifying it (add regex hope it will work). Then I > >>> would like the controller to add as many rows in the "subform" or table2 > >>> (address table) as there is cloned city input fields. > > >>> If I am not changing the id of input it will not be w3c html compliant, > >>> but web2py will insert all the added input filled into city field of > >>> address > >>> table like this : > > >>> |city1|city2|city3|etc| > > >>> Not bad but not normalized schema and possibly problematic if length of > >>> city field is fixed or using to much space for nothing. > > >>> If you feel that you know how to modify register function I will be glad > >>> for your help. > > >>> When it read, we could had a new recipe into the book ;-) > > >>> Richard > > >>> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 9:48 AM, mart <msenecal...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>>> Excellent! je prends le train, direction MTL, a tous les quelques mois > >>>> pour me rendre au bureau (peut-etre un peu moins souvent l'hiver ;) ) > > >>>> SO, I have a question: Once, I use the button to add a field (which > >>>> does work well), what should be the expected back-end result? does one > >>>> of the tables get updated? or should a new table get generated based > >>>> on input type? How about a Field name? generic one name fits all (or > >>>> depends on type?) > > >>>> Mart :) > > >>>> On Jan 19, 9:12 am, Richard Vézina <ml.richard.vez...@gmail.com> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > ;-) Originellement oui... > > >>>> > I would tell you on the orther thread that I post this one... I will > >>>> do it > >>>> > just for the one that fall on the orther thread so they could keep > >>>> track... > > >>>> > I continue today working on this. > > >>>> > Richard > > >>>> > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 12:30 AM, mart <msenecal...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> > > Hey, es-tu de Montreal? > > >>>> > > On Jan 18, 7:08 pm, Richard Vézina <ml.richard.vez...@gmail.com> > >>>> > > wrote: > >>>> > > > I forgot to paste : > > >>>> > > > def register(): > >>>> > > > form=SQLFORM.factory(db.client, db.address, formstyle = > >>>> 'divs') #, > >>>> > > > table_name='dummy_name') > >>>> > > > if form.accepts(request.vars): > >>>> > > > id = > >>>> db.client.insert(**db.client._filter_fields(form.vars)) > >>>> > > > form.vars.client=id > >>>> > > > id = > >>>> db.address.insert(**db.address._filter_fields(form.vars)) > >>>> > > > response.flash='Thanks for filling the form' > >>>> > > > return dict(form=form) > > >>>> > > > What to do for what in red? > > >>>> > > > I think _filter_fields is the key of the problem... > > >>>> > > > I didn't have a look to it actually... > > >>>> > > > Richard > > >>>> > > > On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 7:00 PM, Richard Vézina < > >>>> > > ml.richard.vez...@gmail.com > > >>>> > > > > wrote: > >>>> > > > > Hello Massimo, > > >>>> > > > > I am trying to insert data in 2 tables from one form... I would > >>>> like to > >>>> > > be > >>>> > > > > able to insert any number of rows or records in the subtable. > > >>>> > > > > I build this test app (see attach)... All the work I did is > >>>> mostly in > >>>> > > > > /default/register.html where there is jQuery script that allow > >>>> adding > >>>> > > new > >>>> > > > > city input and delete new city input... > > >>>> > > > > I built it from scratch for Web2py inspired by : > > >>>>http://charlie.griefer.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/9/17/jQuery--Dynamical. > >>>> > > .. > > >>>> > > > > What should I do in register to allow the function to insert all > >>>> the > >>>> > > filled > >>>> > > > > city clone field?? > > >>>> > > > > Next step will be adapted my script that it manage all the > >>>> subform > >>>> > > columns > >>>> > > > > instead of only one. > > >>>> > > > > Thanks. > > >>>> > > > > Richard > > 330.gif > < 1KViewDownload
