else:
form = FooForm()
foo.date = request.session['date'] # we
know request.session ['date'] has a value
form = FooForm(instance=foo)
...............
You don't need this line======> foo=form.save(commit=False)
On Jun 16, 3:46 am, adelaide_mike <mike.ro...@internode.on.net> wrote:
> Hi
> Newbie trying to preset a field on a form where the object is to be
> inserted. The snippet below does not do it.
>
> class FooForm(ModelForm):
> class Meta:
> model = Foo
>
> <do the def stuff here>
> if request.method == 'GET':
> if foo_id > '0':
> foo=Foo.objects.get(pk=foo_id)
> form = FooForm(instance=foo) # this part
> works OK
> else:
> form = FooForm()
> foo=form.save(commit=False)
> foo.date = request.session['date'] # we know
> request.session
> ['date'] has a value
> form = FooForm(instance=foo)
>
> What is a better way? TIA
>
> Mike
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