Wow thanks for that check_reserved=['all'] tip, turns out I had a few illegal names that weren't causing problems yet. I wonder why it's not enabled by default.
On Saturday, December 1, 2012 2:01:17 PM UTC-8, David Tucker wrote: > > I'm editing my data model in db.py and trying to add a field to a table of > accounts that groups them using a foreign key. > > Field('group', 'reference groups', ondelete='CASCADE', > required=True, default=db(db.groups).select().first().id), > > causes a ticket that reads: and causes web2py to freeze > (must force quit and reopen); however, > > Field('groupd', 'reference groups', ondelete='CASCADE', > required=True, default=db(db.groups).select().first().id), > > works fine. > > Can someone explain why this is? Also, is there a better/more elegant way > to specify a default for 'reference' types? Basically I want the default to > be the first entry in the 'groups' table (which is a generic 'ungrouped' > group). > > Thank you for any help, I'm a web2py noob coming from a PHP/MySQL > background. > > --