A couple of obvious thing. First, the query goes with the db() not the select(). Second, the reference to room is via room.id rather than room.name. So you could try:
reservations = db(db.reservation.room==room.id).select() On Nov 8, 8:49 am, Matthew Young <mab...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello I am using the Version 1.99.3 (2011-11-07 17:41:19) dev version > of web2py. > > I am having an issue with this view function: > def check_room_availability(): > room = db.room(request.args(0)) or redirect(URL('view_rooms')) > reservations = db().select(db.reservation.room.name==room.name) > return dict(room=room, reservations=reservations) > > I get the following error when this page is viewed with a room number > passed as an argument: > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/home/mattosaurus/web2py/gluon/restricted.py", line 194, in > restricted > in code it raises a RestrictedError containing the traceback. > layer is > File "/home/mattosaurus/web2py/applications/roomReserve/controllers/ > default.py", line 121, in <module> > File "/home/mattosaurus/web2py/gluon/globals.py", line 149, in > <lambda> > self.files = [] # used by web2py_ajax.html > File "/home/mattosaurus/web2py/applications/roomReserve/controllers/ > default.py", line 85, in check_room_availability > reservations = db().select(db.reservation.room.name==room.name) > File "/home/mattosaurus/web2py/gluon/dal.py", line 5697, in select > db, > File "/home/mattosaurus/web2py/gluon/dal.py", line 1225, in select > sql_t += ' %s %s' % (icommand, str(t)) > File "/home/mattosaurus/web2py/gluon/dal.py", line 1128, in _select > tablenames = self.tables(query) > SyntaxError: Set: no tables selected > > My table definitions in db.py look like this: > db.define_table('room', > Field('name'), > Field('description','text'), > Field('location','text'), > format='%(name)s') > > db.define_table('reservation', > Field('room','references room'), > Field('start_date','datetime'), > Field('end_date','datetime'), > Field('special_requirements','text'), > Field('approved','boolean'), > auth.signature) > > db.reservation.room.requires = IS_IN_DB(db,db.room.id,'%(name)s') > db.room.name.requires = IS_NOT_EMPTY() > db.room.description.requires = IS_NOT_EMPTY() > db.room.location.requires = IS_NOT_EMPTY() > db.reservation.start_date.requires = IS_NOT_EMPTY() > db.reservation.end_date.requires = IS_NOT_EMPTY() > > Has anyone seen this error before? Is my select incorrect? I am > finding the documentation a little confusing in this area.