See also http://web2py.com/book/default/chapter/05#Server-side-DOM-and-Parsing and http://www.web2pyslices.com/main/slices/take_slice/43.
On Sunday, March 27, 2011 9:03:26 AM UTC-4, villas wrote: > Hi Brian > > One rather low-level way to add a field to a SQLFORM would be > something like this: > > myinput = INPUT(_type='checkbox',_name='test') > f = SQLFORM(db.job_post) > f[0].insert(len(f[0])-1,myinput) > > See also this post from Bruno: > > http://groups.google.com/group/web2py/msg/41fbeda903c71f3f > > There are probably better methods to deal with this. When we have > established the best way, we should put this in the book. > > Regards, David > > On Mar 27, 11:43 am, Brian Will <brian.th...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have an insert SQLFORM of 8 fields, to which I'd like to add a > > single "I agree to terms" checkbox at the bottom. There are probably > > tons of ways to do this, but I'm hoping someone has a really simple > > method that doesn't require resorting to a manual FORM? Can I simply > > tack on another INPUT to the SQLFORM? (Bonus points for placing it > > after my last field but before the submit button). Here's the current > > code. > > > > form = SQLFORM(db.job_post, submit_button='Post Job', > > formstyle='table2cols', > > fields=['poster_name', 'poster_email', 'poster_phone', > > 'zipcode', 'location_description', 'job_type', 'job_title', > > 'job_description'], > > _id='postjob' > > ) > > > > if form.accepts(request.vars, session): > > redirect(URL('post_email', vars={'id': form.vars.id, > > 'poster_name': form.vars.poster_name, 'poster_email': > > form.vars.poster_email})) > > > > What's solution allows me to make the minimal change? The simplest > > solution that occurs to me is to use a SQLFORM.factory: > > > > form = SQLFORM(db.job_post.poster_name, db.job_post.poster_email, > > db.job_post.poster_phone, db.job_post.zipcode, > > db.job_post.location_description, db.job_post.job_type, > > db.job_post.job_title, db.job_post.job_description, FIELD('terms', > > 'boolean', IS_EQUAL_TO(True)) submit_button='Post Job', > > formstyle='table2cols', > > _id='postjob' > > ) > > > > if form.accepts(request.vars, session): > > form.vars.id = > > db.job_post.insert(**db.job_post._filter_fields(request.vars)) > > redirect(URL('post_email', vars={'id': form.vars.id, > > 'poster_name': form.vars.poster_name, 'poster_email': > > form.vars.poster_email})) > > > > I guess this isn't too onerous, but I don't really like having to > > manually do the insert, so I'm wondering about alternatives. BTW, why > > does _filter_fields begin with _ if it's used publicly? Shouldn't it > > just be filter_fields?
