Exactly what I needed - thanks! Now to fix up the controller, but thank you for point me in the right direction.
On Mar 19, 10:25 am, Anthony <abasta...@gmail.com> wrote: > Have you looked into using components and > LOAD:http://web2py.com/book/default/chapter/13#Components? > > Anthony > > > > On Saturday, March 19, 2011 11:13:17 AM UTC-4, Hybride wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > I've been trying to include a separate page with database code into > > the layout to no avail. The reason for this is am trying to deploy the > > application on GAE, and without actually putting the code in a > > controller, GAE throws a fit on me. A regular database query works > > fine for the un-GAE version. My setup is: > > > /controllers/default.py: > > def sidebar_latest(): > > return > > dict(latest=db(db.t_problems.id>0).select(orderby=~db.t_problems.created_on,limitby=(0,5))) > > > /default/sidebar_latest.html: > > {{include}} > > {{for l in latest: > > =LI(A(l.f_name, _href='/app/default/ > > problems_read/'+str(l.id))) > > pass > > }} > > (Since I need it in the layout, I removed the extend/layout.html at > > the top; I still see the proper results) > > > ( layout.html includes web2py_ajax.html, default/sidebar_latest.html) > > /views/layout.html: > > <div id="sidebar"> > > <ul><li> > > <h2>Latest Problems</h2> > > <ul> > > {{include 'default/sidebar_latest.html'}} > > </ul> > > </li></ul> > > </div> > > > I receive the error that "latest" is not defined. I do need the > > controller to show up on every single page of the site, that's why am > > trying to include it as such. Obviously, it's failing. If anyone has > > an idea how to fix it, would be greatly appreciated!
