On 16/ago/2012, at 23:35, Houmie <hou...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The question might seem too simplistic, but it seems formsets can only work > with forms that have simple type fields such as charfield. > But has anyone tried to use a form with a dropdown and use that form to > instantiate a formset? > > Let me give you an example why this fails: > > Model: > > class SalesItem(models.Model): > item_description = models.CharField(max_length=40) > company = models.ForeignKey(Company) > > Here I create a form with a dropdown, hoping to pass in the company as a > source for the dropdown. Hold on to this thought, as I think that is not > possible in my scenario. > > Form: > > class SalesItemFSForm(Form): > sales_item = forms.ModelChoiceField(required=False, queryset = '') > > def __init__(self, company, *args, **kwargs): > super(SalesItemFSForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs) > self.fields.sales_item.queryset = company.salesitem_set.all() > > Now within my view I would like to create a formset with this form: > > formset_type = formset_factory(SalesItemFSForm, extra=0) > > The problem becomes right away clear, as there seem to be no way that I could > pass in the company to determine the source for the dropdown. > > > How would you solve this please? > Extend the model form set. > Many Thanks, > Houman > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/django-users/-/YGT3FYCdYbUJ. > 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.
