Thank Patrick but I'm using a *custom* manipulator so my manipulator doesn't have those attributes.
Sean On Sep 20, 2006, at 4:39 PM, patrickk wrote: > > not sure if this will solve the problem, but according to the > documentation you should use > 1. manipulator = Place.ChangeManipulator(place_id) > 2. place = manipulator.original_object > 3. new_data = manipulator.flatten_data() > > nr. 3 has been changed in the docs recently: > see http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/forms/#using-the- > changemanipulator > > patrick > > > Am 20.09.2006 um 08:03 schrieb Sean Schertell: > >> >> Using a custom manipulator, I'm trying to populate my form with >> existing data. But I can't get the data from the FK tables to show >> up. >> >> Here's a simplified example: >> >> Group >> name >> >> Member >> first_name >> last_name >> >> >> So let's say a Group can only have up to 6 members. And I have a form >> that lets you add a group and up to 6 members all in one go. My add >> form works fine. And my edit form works to the point of populating >> the group -- but not the members. >> >> Here's basically what I'm doing to get the data into the form: >> >> In my custom GroupManipulator, I fetch the data like this: >> self.original = Group.objects.get(id=group_id) >> >> Then in my edit_group view, I do this: >> new_data = manipulator.original.__dict__ >> >> And pass new_data to a FormWrapper as normal. >> >> Like I said, this all works perfectly except that the members of my >> edit form are blank. >> >> How can I pull in subobjects along with the parent object and pass it >> to the FormWrapper? >> >>> > > > > > > :::: DataFly.Net :::: Complete Web Services http://www.datafly.net --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
