Hi, if the fields will never be edited, you can use editable=False in your model.
I do it like this: instance=formobj.save(commit=False) instance.attribute=... instance.save() BTW: the "commit" keywords does not mean database commit. If means, don't call save() of the instance. Am Montag, 30. Juli 2007 14:54 schrieb ilDave: > Hello! > I have a form generated with form_for_model. > I deleted a couple of fields from it, beacuse I don't want the user to > insert value for them, but their value should be automatically filled > after the submit of the form. > > So, I have something like this: > > MyForm = form_for_model(myModel) > del MyForm.base_fields['code'] > del MyForm.base_fields['date'] > del.MyForms.base_fields['author'] > f = MyForm() > > The form is nicely displayed the way I want. > > Then, I have to save the data the user filled in the form, adding > values for three fields I removed. > I tried to do this way: > > f = MyForm(request.post) > if f.is_valid(): > num = Code.objects.get(pk=1) #I retrieve the code from a value > stored in a model > f.clean_data['code'] = num.nextcode > f.clean_data['date'] = datetime.date.today() > f.clean_data['author'] = request.user #I use the standard django > authentication > f.save() > > The data are correctly saved on the database, but the three particular > field behave strangely: > the 'code' field is correctly saved, but the 'author' and 'date' filed > are not: in the database, they are Null. > In the MyModel model, 'date' is a model.DateField object, and 'author' > is a model.ForeignKey(User) object. > > Am I doing something wrong? > Thanks. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
