foreign key. You can do a join.
On Monday, 21 May 2012 14:49:06 UTC-5, Jim S wrote: > > You can specify the sort order using the orderby parameter. But, I > don't know how you get it to sort by the displayed value of a foreign > key column. > > Ex: > > orderby = [~db.asset.acquiredOn, db.asset.assetTag, db.asset.description] > > ~ orders descending. > > -Jim > > On 5/21/2012 2:23 PM, Keith Edmunds wrote: > > Two questions re SQLFORM.grid sorting. > > > > 1. Is it possible to specify the initial sort order? > > > > 2. I'm displaying a table that includes a foreign field. When I click on > > the header to sort by that field, it sorts by the field id rather than > by > > the (displayed) foreign field. Can I sort by the displayed field? > > > > Thanks, > > Keith >
