Massimo, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! This clarified so much and makes a great deal of sense.
Kindest regards, Gary On Apr 27, 5:48 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > On Apr 27, 3:14 pm, Gary <gary.k.ma...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Like myapp/default/display_manual_form() in the book, right? > > > Two questions. I assume that I need a: > > > def data(): return dict(form=crud()) > > > for each table that uses the crud controller to properly define the > > URL. If that's true, it's the part that I missed. > > No. This controller will work for every table in the database. In > fact, as you do below, you specify the table in the URL > > > 1)http://hostname/myapp/default/data/update/person/2 > > You create a CRUD action per table > > def mycreate(): > return dict(form=crud.create(db.mytable)) > > or an update action > > def myupdate(): > id=request.args[0] > return dict(form=crud.update(db.mytable,id)) > > > or create a controller like: > > > 2) def update1(): > > redirect(URL(r=request,f='data/update/person/2')) > > Do do not do actions that just redirect. > > > In either case, what should the view be named? > > the view is the controller/action.html > > > Since one might want > > to have a different view for read,update,delete,etc., it seems that it > > should be: > > > default/data/update.html, but my testing seems to work at default/ > > data.html. > > you can do > > def data(): > response.view="%s/%s/%s.html" % (request.controller, > request.function, request.args[0]) > return dict(form=crud()) > > > That seems to imply that using method #2 above with a response.view() > > would be the better solution. Would you agree with that conclusion or > > is there a better way to handle this? > > > Thank you. > > Gary > > > On Apr 26, 9:22 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > > > Yes, you can make the form in html as usual for SQLFORM. > > > > On 26 Apr, 18:37, Gary <gary.k.ma...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Is there a simple way to replace the automatically generated SQLFORM > > > > in the various crud controllers with a custom SQLFORM? > > > > > Thanks. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
