On Apr 16, 3:08 pm, JoJo <culligan.joanne...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, i am new to django, i was following an example online of how > to use forms, the one i am on at the min is a user page, where the > form accepts the submitted data, i have the html page displaying but > when i click submit i get this error > > Environment: > > Request Method: POST > Request URL:http://localhost:8000/add_gossip/ > Django Version: 1.1.1 > Python Version: 2.6.4 > Installed Applications: > ['django.contrib.admin', > 'django.contrib.auth', > 'django.contrib.contenttypes', > 'django.contrib.sessions', > 'django.contrib.sites', > 'gossip2go.applications'] > Installed Middleware: > ('django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware', > 'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware', > 'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware') > > Traceback: > File "c:\Python26\lib\site-packages\django\core\handlers\base.py" in > get_response > 92. response = callback(request, *callback_args, > **callback_kwargs) > File "c:\django\gossip2go\..\gossip2go\applications\views.py" in > add_gossip > 188. new_gossip = form.save() > File "c:\django\gossip2go\applications\models.py" in save > 138. return Snippet.objects.create(title > =self.cleaned_data['title'], > > Exception Type: NameError at /add_gossip/ > Exception Value: global name 'Snippet' is not defined > > Here is my views.py file > > def add_gossip(request): > if request.method == 'POST': > form = AddStuffForm(author=request.user, data=request.POST) > if form.is_valid(): > new_gossip = form.save() > return HttpResponseRedirect("/links/") > else: > form = AddStuffForm(author=request.user) > return render_to_response('add_gossip.html', > { 'form': form}) > > Here is my model.py file > > class AddStuffForm(forms.Form): > def __init__(self,author, *args, **kwarfs): > super(AddStuffForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwarfs) > self.author = author #could be problem here with indentation > and __ > > title = forms.CharField(max_length=100) > description = forms.CharField(widget = forms.Textarea()) > code = forms.CharField(widget = forms.Textarea()) > tags = forms.CharField(max_length=200) > > def save(self): > return Snippet.objects.create(title > =self.cleaned_data['title'], > description = > self.cleaned_data['description'], > code = > self.cleaned_data['code'], > tags = > self.cleaned_data['tags'], > author = > self.author) > > i have tried to change around the return line but i just keep getting > errors > if anyone can help me with this it would be great, thanks in advance >
What is Snippet? You can't use it if you haven't imported it. Incidentally, if you use a ModelForm the save method will be defined for you. -- DR. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
