On 2/27/09, MarcoS <marc.se...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi! wondering if someone could point me in the right
> direction with this one:
>
> I'm trying to populate fields in a form with data from database:
> i.e. suppose I've this model:
>
Try using a multiplemodelchoice field with a checkboxselectmultiple widget.
Alex
> -- models.py --
> class Book(models.Model):
> title = models.CharField(max_length=100)
> pages = models.IntegerField()
> author = models.ForeignKey(Author)
> price = models.DecimalField(max_digits=5, decimal_places=2)
>
> I create a form with all books and checkbox for each one that let's
> the user
> select one or more book and calculate a total price.
> If I’ve understood correctly I need a forms.py like the following to
> generate
> <checkbox> with differents "id"
>
> -- forms.py --
> class BookForm(forms.Form):
> def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
> super(BookForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
> books = Book.objects.all()
> for item in books:
> fieldname = '%s' % item.pk
> self.fields[fieldname] = forms.BooleanField
> (required=False)
>
> Finally, this is the problem: How I can get book info like "title",
> "price" etc. and
> show their in the template?
> (This is the template, it doesn't work but it reflects what I'd like)
>
> <form action="." method="POST">
> {% for field in form %}
> Book title: {{how I can get the title?}} - Price {{how I can get
> the price?} - select it: {{field}}
> <br/>
> {% endfor %}
> <br>
> <input type="submit" value="Calculate" />
> </form>
>
>
>
> >
>
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