Using your code: def admin(): grid = SQLFORM.grid(db.auth_user, onupdate = messenger) return locals()
def messenger(form): # use form.record or form.vars # <<<<< mail.send(to="email", subject="welcome to icop", message="bla bla") On Thursday, 4 October 2012 22:16:17 UTC-5, Pystar wrote: > > Hi, > I need some clarification on the grid, how do I access the contents on the > grid and target a function at that record? I want to send a mail to every > user whenever I update their records gotten from the > SQLFORM.grid(db.auth_user). How do I do that? > > On Friday, October 5, 2012 3:44:02 AM UTC+1, Massimo Di Pierro wrote: >> >> >> def messenger(): >> mail.send(to="email", subject="welcome to icop", message="bla bla") >> >> should be >> >> def messenger(form): >> mail.send(to="email", subject="welcome to icop", message="bla bla") >> >> yet. This should raise a ticket. >> >> I tried and (with the change) it works for me. Try adding a print >> statement. It is possible the code is executed but the email is not going >> out for some reason. >> >> On Thursday, 4 October 2012 21:29:39 UTC-5, Pystar wrote: >>> >>> def admin(): >>> grid = SQLFORM.grid(db.auth_user, onupdate = messenger) >>> return locals() >>> >>> def messenger(): >>> mail.send(to="email", subject="welcome to icop", message="bla bla") >>> >>> its not working as expected. i.e. on updating the records in the grid, >>> no message is sent to the user. rather it says that messenger doesnt accept >>> any arguments, but 1 was given. >>> HELP. >>> >>> On Thursday, October 4, 2012 9:43:32 PM UTC+1, Niphlod wrote: >>>> >>>> at least post whatever code you're trying to run without success :P >>>> >>>> On Thursday, October 4, 2012 10:03:10 PM UTC+2, Pystar wrote: >>>>> >>>>> it didnt work. I need help >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday, October 4, 2012 8:29:51 PM UTC+1, Pystar wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> From the book, I can see this SQLFORM.grid(onupdate, oncreate, >>>>>> ondelete), I should believe that I can pass a function to the onupdate >>>>>> argument that will call a function to send mails whenever a record is >>>>>> updated. I believe this is correct without testing if it is now. Will do >>>>>> so >>>>>> and return with findings >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thursday, October 4, 2012 8:08:06 PM UTC+1, Pystar wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> How do I customize SQLFORM.grid() to send a mail to users in a db >>>>>>> whenever data is updated from the grid? tips, hints? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --