For me it is supported.. take a look, this is a plugin_wiki based "outdated" website
http://web2pybrasil.appspot.com (the search box called 'Busca') The code behind: @staticmethod def searchPages(string=None,nfmessage='Nothing found with %s'): string = request.vars.search pages = db(db.plugin_wiki_page.id>0).select().find(lambda row:string and (string in row.slug or string in row.body or string in row.title) and not row.slug.*startswith*('meta')) if pages: return '<b>Resultados</b></br> %s ' % UL(*[LI(A(XML(page.title),_href=URL(request.application,'plugin_wiki','page',args=page.slug))) for page in pages]) else: return nfmessage % string else: return '' 2011/7/3 José Luis Redrejo Rodríguez <jredr...@debian.org> > startswith and endswith are not supported in GAE either > > 2011/7/3 Bruno Rocha <rochacbr...@gmail.com>: > > I dont know about autocomplete widget, but, for 'like' in GAE you can use > > Row.find() > > > > term = "something" > > pages = db(db.table.id>0).select().find(lambda row : > > row.field.startswith(term) or row.field.endswith(term) or row.field == > term > > or term in row.field) > > > > On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 12:53 PM, José L. <jredr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> I've checked autocomplete widget can not work in gae, as it uses like in > >> its callback. > >> Checking this group archives, I've found this > >> thread: https://groups.google.com/d/topic/web2py/HdnWTp7h3Do/discussion > >> but even if it looks like it would work, finally it was not implemented. > >> So, does anybody know of any workaround to make autocomplete work in > GAE? > >> BTW: A note should be added at the web2py book section > >> (http://www.web2py.com/book/default/chapter/07#Autocomplete-Widget ) > warning > >> it does not work in gae. It will save time to many people. > >> Regards. > >> José L. > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > -- > > Bruno Rocha > > [ About me: http://zerp.ly/rochacbruno ] > > [ Aprenda a programar: http://CursoDePython.com.br ] > > [ O seu aliado nos cuidados com os animais: http://AnimalSystem.com.br ] > > [ Consultoria em desenvolvimento web: http://www.blouweb.com ] > > > -- -- Bruno Rocha [ About me: http://zerp.ly/rochacbruno ] [ Aprenda a programar: http://CursoDePython.com.br ] [ O seu aliado nos cuidados com os animais: http://AnimalSystem.com.br ] [ Consultoria em desenvolvimento web: http://www.blouweb.com ]