When I add that line I get the following error:
'AddShow' object has no attribute 'save'
On Jun 4, 7:47 pm, Streamweaver <streamwea...@gmail.com> wrote:
> You need to call form.save() after you validate the form.
>
> As below:
>
> def add(request):
> if request.method == 'POST':
> form = AddShow(request.POST)
> if form.is_valid():
> form.save()
> return HttpResponseRedirect('/shows/#success')
> return HttpResponseRedirect('/shows/#error')
>
> On Jun 4, 7:39 pm, Andy Dietler <andydiet...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I'm pretty new to Django and Python and I've had some success from
> > reading some books and guides playing around so far but I'm having
> > trouble figuring out how to get data I submit from a form to save into
> > the database. I've simplified down my code to just the basics and I
> > can get the form to submit fine and get passed the "if form.isvalid()"
> > step, but I'm lost from there. I've looked at a ton of code samples,
> > but most are way too complex and I can't figure out the basics of
> > this. All I want to do is save the title field as a new database entry
> > in the shows_show table. Anybody out there willing to take a look at
> > this incredibly simple code and give me a pointer or two about what is
> > wrong, what I need to add to get that working.
>
> > Thanks a ton. - Andy
>
> > 3 pertinent files:
>
> > models.py
> > ---------
> > from django.db import models
> > from django import forms
>
> > class Show(models.Model):
> > title = models.CharField(max_length=100)
>
> > class AddShow(forms.Form):
> > title = forms.CharField(max_length=100)
>
> > views.py
> > --------
> > from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect
> > from tvolt.shows.models import Show, AddShow
>
> > def add(request):
> > if request.method == 'POST':
> > form = AddShow(request.POST)
> > if form.is_valid():
> > return HttpResponseRedirect('/shows/#success')
> > return HttpResponseRedirect('/shows/#error')
>
> > index.html
> > ----------
> > <form method="post" action="add/">
> > <fieldset>
> > <legend>Add a show</legend>
> > <dl>
> > <dt><label for="id_title">Title</label></dt>
> > <dd>
> > <input id="id_title" type="text"
> > name="title"
> > maxlength="100" />
> > </dd>
> > <dd>
> > <button type="submit">Add a show</button>
> > </dd>
> > </dl>
> > </fieldset>
> > </form>
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