FYI you can turn off the automatic DB functions when using SQLFORM specifying dbio=False as a parameter in the form.accepts(...), see:
http://web2py.com/book/default/chapter/07#SQLFORM-without-database-IO On Mar 10, 9:03 am, Eduardo <meketr...@gmail.com> wrote: > I need to reorder fields and group then into <fieldset> tags. Also, > because I'm dealing with a legacy database, I have to implement > validation on new entries only, not on db.py. > > Please note I am just guessing FORM() and accepts() would be the best > alternative. Feel free to suggest alternatives. > > Thanks, > > Eduardo > > On 10 mar, 10:51, Kenneth Lundström <kenneth.t.lundst...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Please explain what kind of control you need. It's much easier to help. > > > Kenneth > > > > Hello, > > > > I understand database inserts with SQLFORM( ) and accepts( ) are > > > automatic when input is valid. However, I need more control over the > > > form fields and validation upon data entry, not on the model level. > > > Those are limited when using SQLFORM. > > > > Can anyone point out a simple example of using FORM( ) and accepts( ) > > > to then insert the values on a database? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Eduardo > >
