hi marin. good thought -- i'll give that a try. thanks!
On Feb 3, 11:32 am, Marin Pranjic <marin.pran...@gmail.com> wrote: > not sure if something like that is implemented, but here's what you can do: > > before validating form: > 1. check if email is given in post vars (instead of username) > 2. if it is, make select query to db to find out username related to given > email > 3. change variable (if email is given in username field, insert username > instead) > 4. username will be sent to validation instead of email > > you'll be using username field for login, but you can set label to "username > or email" > > not sure if this fits, but if it is ok, i can give you exact code (i use > something very similar to this) > > On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 8:18 PM, mattynoce <mattyn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > hi all. i know we can use username instead of email by simply adding > > username=True to auth, but i wanted to know if there happened to be a > > way to use either. > > > for example, i have parent and children users, and i want kids to use > > username, since they might not have email addresses. but i want > > parents to use username or email, whichever they can remember. > > > so i'd like a field that accepts EITHER username or email, and checks > > to see if either would allow login. i will figure out how to do this > > on my own, but i wanted to see if there were something secret in auth > > to do it automatically. > > > thanks, > > > matt > >
