Thank you for your comments. field validators IS_IN_SET and IS_IN_DB trigger SELECT/OPTION automatically. You can do
INPUT(_name='fieldname',requires=IS_IN_DB(db,'table.field','% (otherfieldname)s') On Apr 18, 4:58 am, Timmie <timmichel...@gmx-topmail.de> wrote: > Hello, > I am new to web2py and lately bought the manual. > It is really cool how fast you can generate a application with so few > code! > > I need more explanation about prepopulating forms. > > I would like to have the following: > > <select> > <option value="volvo">Volvo</option> > <option value="saab">Saab</option> > <option value="mercedes">Mercedes</option> > <option value="new_value">Enter New Item</option> > </select> > > Where volvo, saab, mercedes shall be popoulated from the database and > new_value shall give the oportunity to enter a new string. > > Can you give me an example on how to achieve this? > > (adapted fromhttp://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_select.asp) > > As an extended functionality, I will pre-populate other form field > when a existing values (e.g. volvo) is selected. > I will try to use the hint from > Using Ajax with > formshttp://groups.google.com/group/web2py/browse_thread/thread/2e1498efdd... > > Thanks in advance & regards, > Timmie --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
