Oh! I have found a precious discussion on SO. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/38601/using-django-time-date-widgets-in-custom-form
I think you might like the highest-voted solution. Kenny On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 9:28 PM, Kenny Meyer <knny.m...@gmail.com> wrote: > s/sting/string > > On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 9:27 PM, Kenny Meyer <knny.m...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> However, I keep getting validating errors with datetime, probably is >>> how I am entering the data. I have also tried the SplitDateTimeWidget >>> I am getting the same >>> validation error >> These are the valid input formats: >> http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/forms/fields/#django.forms.DateTimeField.input_formats >> >> Check if they look like the sting you are feeding your form input with. >> >> If you still keep getting validation errors, it would be nice if you >> could attach the stack trace in a reply to this mail. >> >> Kenny >> >> >> On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 12:36 PM, Kevin Miller <kevinvani...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Thanks so much for your response. I have done all that and I have >>> model forms working for other models. >>> However, I keep getting validating errors with datetime, probably is >>> how I am entering the data. I have also tried the SplitDateTimeWidget >>> I am getting the same >>> validation error. I have tried manually creating the form and it >>> worked. I wonder what is the normally approach to DateTimeField in >>> django templates. Is using the >>> SplitDateTimeWidget the norm or should I use the AdminDateTimeWidget ? >>> >>> Thanks again. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Kenny Meyer <knny.m...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Kevin Miller <kevinvani...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> Dear all, >>>>> >>>>> I am new to django but is in the process of building my first website. I >>>>> have >>>>> been ok for a while as I am not new to programming in python. However, I >>>>> have >>>>> one problem that I cannot figure out the proper way to do it. I want to >>>>> use >>>>> ModelForm but have a DateTime Field. I can do it without using a >>>>> ModelForm but >>>>> I think using the ModelForm is the proper way to do it. >>>> >>>> What's the problem with the DateTimeField in a model? >>>> >>>>> Can someone show me a small example of using ModelForm with DateTime >>>>> field? >>>>> How can can the DateTime field me displayed in django templates? >>>> >>>> in your models.py: >>>> >>>> class Foo(models.Model): >>>> datetime = models.DateTimeField() >>>> >>>> class FooForm(forms.ModelForm): >>>> class Meta: >>>> model = Foo >>>> >>>> >>>> in your views.py: >>>> >>>> def bar(request): >>>> form = FooForm() >>>> return render_to_response("bar.html", {"form": form}) >>>> >>>> >>>> in template bar.html: >>>> >>>> {{ foo }} >>>> >>>> >>>> There's absolutely nothing special here :) . >>>> >>>> If you couldn't understand some of the code, then you should read the >>>> documentation . >>>> http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/forms/modelforms/ >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Django users" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Kevin Miller >>> Acting Data Controller >>> Department of Computing >>> UWI, Mona >>> Kingston 7 >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Django users" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. >>> >>> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
