Try it with {'page': page} as your extra_context. The keys in a context
dict should always be strings.
Brett
On 10/11/11 8:29 AM, "xenses" <code...@gmail.com> wrote:
>I thank you for your help and apologize for my naivete, however I
>still am not seeing that tag populate in the template. Here is my view
>function in its entirety:
>
> def test(request, testn):
> try:
> testn = str(testn)
> page = Page.objects.filter(name = "test%s" % testn)
> return direct_to_template(request, template="test%s.html" %
>testn, extra_context={page:page})
> except ValueError:
> raise Http404()
>
>I am using {page:page} because anything else returns errors in debug
>mode.
>in my template I have :
>
>{{ page.leaderboard }}
>
>the page object looks like this:
>
>class Page(models.Model):
> name = models.CharField(max_length=25, verbose_name='Page Name')
> leaderboard = models.TextField(max_length=500, null=True,
>blank=True, verbo\
>se_name='Leaderboard Tag')
> rectangle = models.TextField(max_length=500, null=True,
>blank=True, verbose\
>_name='300x250 Tag')
> rectangle2 = models.TextField(max_length=500, null=True,
>blank=True, verbos\
>e_name='Additional 300x250')
>
> def __unicode__(self):
> return self.name
>
>I know that once I figure this out, I'm going to feel rather daft and
>I appreciate all the help you've given me! Thanks so much!
>
>
>On Oct 10, 2:56 pm, Brett Epps <brett.e...@quest.com> wrote:
>> The direct_to_template() function can take an extra_context keyword
>> argument (a dict). So:
>>
>> direct_to_template(request, template='blah.html', extra_context={'foo':
>> bar})
>>
>> Would let you use {{ foo }} in a template to output the value of the
>> variable bar.
>>
>> By the way, as a replacement for direct_to_template, there's
>> django.shortcuts.render [1], which is a little more concise. (Usually,
>> you use direct_to_template in urls.py, since it is a full-fledged
>>generic
>> view function.)
>>
>>
>>1.https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/http/shortcuts/#django.s..
>>.
>> ts.render
>>
>> Hope that helps,
>>
>> Brett
>>
>> On 10/10/11 12:21 PM, "xenses" <code...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >That is exactly what I want to do, I can't seem to understand exactly
>> >how to implement that and have it populate in the template. Do I just
>> >define the variable in the views and then in the template use
>> >{{ variable_name }} where I need it? Because I tried that first and it
>> >didn't work. So, maybe I'm just not sure what it is I'm doing
>> >exactly ;)
>>
>> >Thanks for any help!
>>
>> >On Oct 10, 1:09 pm, Brett Epps <brett.e...@quest.com> wrote:
>> >> I may be misunderstanding your question, but it sounds like you need
>>to
>> >> use Page.objects.get or Page.objects.filter (in your view function)
>>to
>> >> look up the particular objects that you want to send to the template.
>>
>> >> Brett
>>
>> >> On 10/10/11 9:53 AM, "xenses" <code...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >> >This may seem like a very simple question and I have just missed the
>> >> >answer in the piles of documentation and tutorials that I've read
>>over
>> >> >the past two days. I'm new to Django and trying to implement an
>> >> >internal site at work, and I'm the only Python/Django person we
>>have,
>> >> >so this is all on me.
>>
>> >> >What I am doing is this: I have a set of .html files, templates,
>>which
>> >> >are named testn.html (i.e. test1.html, test2.html, etc) Each
>>template
>> >> >extends base.html, but they each have at least 2 divs that I need to
>> >> >populate with HTML that is entered in the admin interface and stored
>> >> >in the Page model. What I need to do is this:
>>
>> >> >from the url parse what test is being requested:
>>
>> >> >url(r'^test(\d{1})/$', test),
>>
>> >> >cal the test view:
>>
>> >> >def test(request, testn):
>> >> > try:
>> >> > testn = str(testn)
>> >> > return direct_to_template(request, template="test%s.html" %
>> >> >testn)
>> >> > except ValueError:
>> >> > raise Http404()
>>
>> >> >And then return the template, but with the correct object attached
>>to
>> >> >it, filtered by name. I can't find a way to do this, all that I can
>> >> >find are ways that make me grab all the objects (and where do I do
>> >> >this? In models.py or views.py? There are conflicting thoughts on
>> >> >this). I really just need to grab the one object, and if it has the
>> >> >fields I need, to populate the template with them. Is there an easy
>> >> >way to do this that won't require me to loop over all objects?
>>
>> >> >Thank you so much for any help or insight!
>> >> >--Laura C.
>>
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