Thanks Richard, didn't think of changing the background to help me
diagnose. Will work on it more this afternoon but pick it up again on
Monday. Have a good weekend!
-Jim
On Friday, November 16, 2012 3:44:16 PM UTC-6, Richard wrote:
>
> I have to go... Sorry...
>
> It surely a selector that not catch what it suppose to...
>
> My form use formestyle=divs that maybe affect somehow...
>
> Richard
>
> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Richard Vézina
> <ml.richa...@gmail.com<javascript:>
> > wrote:
>
>> Jim,
>>
>> You can put the jQuery directly in html create/update form like this :
>> <script>
>> $("select[name=FIRSTFIELDNAME]").change(function() {
>> var val = $(this).children(":selected").attr("value");
>> $(this).trigger($(this).attr("id") + "__selected", [val]);
>> });
>> </script>
>>
>> To make sure you selector are good you can set a background color like
>> this :
>>
>> $(this).children(":selected").css('background-color','red');
>>
>> Richard
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 4:30 PM, Jim S <j...@qlf.com <javascript:>>wrote:
>>
>>> Well, I can get it to work with smartgrid if I use a suggest_widget for
>>> the first field. But, I'm trying to make my second SELECT element reload
>>> its options based on the option selected in the first SELECT element. I
>>> was trying to follow the JS that you posted earlier, but I can't get it to
>>> trigger the reload of the second SELECT element.
>>>
>>> With the smartgrid, the html element IDs are a bit different, but I've
>>> accommodated for that with the version I have working with the
>>> suggest_widget.
>>>
>>> I'm looking for a way to debug this thing and see what is actually going
>>> on. I can't say I'm a strong javascript'er but my understanding is that
>>> this code should end up somewhere on the 'view page source' html, and it
>>> isn't. Would I be able to return it to the script and have it execute if I
>>> use the response.js variable? Seems like it never gets executed.
>>>
>>> -Jim
>>>
>>> On Friday, November 16, 2012 3:19:40 PM UTC-6, Richard wrote:
>>>
>>>> It may be related to smartgrid...
>>>>
>>>> Have you try with a straight sqlform??
>>>>
>>>> Richard
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 3:31 PM, Jim S <j...@qlf.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Richard - I've been trying to get this working but am not having any
>>>>> luck. I have the lazy_options_widget working with the first field being
>>>>> a
>>>>> suggest_widget, but am trying to implement with your suggestion above
>>>>> using
>>>>> a SELECT element as the first field, but it isn't working. I'm using
>>>>> this
>>>>> in an edit for generated by a smartgrid and am using the following for
>>>>> the
>>>>> FIRSTFIELDNAME as you have it above.
>>>>>
>>>>> benefit_benefitProgramId
>>>>>
>>>>> This is the ID associated with the first field when I look at the HTML
>>>>> that is generated. I think I'm following along with the javascript ok,
>>>>> but
>>>>> don't understand why my code isn't working.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any tips on what to look for? Did you actually have this working in a
>>>>> sample?
>>>>>
>>>>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Jim
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wednesday, August 29, 2012 9:25:07 AM UTC-5, Richard wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Here the code for use a regular drop down and avoid use of
>>>>>> autocomplete plugin dependency.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In controller :
>>>>>> conditional_field_trigger_selected_event_js =
>>>>>> '$("select[name=FIRSTFIELDNAME]").change(function() {var val =
>>>>>> $(this).children(":selected").attr("value");$(this).trigger($(this).attr("id")
>>>>>>
>>>>>> + "__selected", [val]);});'
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In view :
>>>>>> <script type="text/javascript">
>>>>>> {{=XML(conditional_field_trigger_selected_event_js)}}
>>>>>> </script>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Richard
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 10:21 AM, Anthony <abas...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> See
>>>>>>> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8146260/best-practice-for-populating-dropdown-based-on-other-dropdown-selection-in-web2p/8152910#8152910
>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>> links to some other related recipes.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anthony
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wednesday, August 29, 2012 3:04:10 AM UTC-4, lyn2py wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thank you Anthony and Richard, I have tried to use IS_IN_DB in the
>>>>>>>> form of return IS_IN_DB(...) but it doesn't work.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The reason why I am looking for this function is because I am
>>>>>>>> trying to load the options or a second field, based on what is chosen
>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>> the first field. Both are SELECTs.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Like this example here:
>>>>>>>> http://dev.s-cubism.com/plugin_lazy_options_widget
>>>>>>>> but the first field is a select instead of autocomplete.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I am unable to find a function that will return a SELECT field
>>>>>>>> (based on the chosen rows) for the ajax success function.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wednesday, August 29, 2012 12:50:13 AM UTC+8, Anthony wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Yes. By default, a reference field gets a validator like this:
>>>>>>>>> IS_IN_DB(db, db.sometable._id, db.sometable._format). However, the
>>>>>>>>> IS_IN_DB() validator can take a Set object as the first argument
>>>>>>>>> instead of
>>>>>>>>> db, and the list will be based on the records defined by that Set. In
>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>> case, you'll have to explicitly define the validator:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> requires=IS_IN_DB(db([your query]), db.sometable.id, db.sometable.
>>>>>>>>> _format)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Note, when you define your own validator, you also lose the
>>>>>>>>> automatic "represent" attribute for the reference field, so you might
>>>>>>>>> want
>>>>>>>>> to set your own:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> represent=db.sometable._format
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Anthony
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, August 28, 2012 12:28:10 PM UTC-4, lyn2py wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hello experts,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Generally, when we do a SQLFORM, the 'reference table' fields
>>>>>>>>>> automatically gets *all* the available options for choosing as a
>>>>>>>>>> dropdown
>>>>>>>>>> menu.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> However, I would like to get a filtered list instead of *all* of
>>>>>>>>>> the items. Is there an available function I can use to achieve a
>>>>>>>>>> filtered
>>>>>>>>>> list for choosing in the dropdown menu?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Another way to look at this is:
>>>>>>>>>> I would like to generate a SELECT/OPTIONS html using a specific
>>>>>>>>>> query, i.e. it uses the retrieved Rows to generate the HTML. I
>>>>>>>>>> wonder if
>>>>>>>>>> there is a function in web2py for doing this.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I hope my question is understood. Thank you.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> PS. If there isn't an available function, I appreciate any tips
>>>>>>>>>> or pointers how I can make this work. Thanks!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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