Ah, that looks like it would do what I need. Thanks!
On Thursday, February 28, 2013 7:43:35 PM UTC, Anthony wrote:
>
> {{='/%s/' % request.application if URL().startswith('/' + request.
> application) else '/'}}
>
> Anthony
>
> On Thursday, February 28, 2013 12:26:32 PM UTC-5, RHC wrote:
>>
>> Niphlod, Antony: Thanks for your prompt replies.
>>
>> I can see that request.application will function correctly as web2py will
>> still handle a URL beginning with the application name even if I have used
>> routes.py to default to this application, Doing it this way does mean that
>> I would end up with the application name in some of my URLs, and if I use
>> the html base element approach then URLs all over the place would end up
>> getting the application name in them. This seems to negate the benefit of
>> using routes to hide the application name, except for the initial request
>> to the domain name, which is unfortunate. I was hoping to keep that
>> benefit, but I think I will have to manage without it.
>>
>> On Thursday, 28 February 2013 16:42:53 UTC, Anthony wrote:
>>>
>>> No, just do:
>>>
>>> {{='/%s/' % request.application}}
>>>
>>> Anthony
>>>
>>> On Thursday, February 28, 2013 11:30:53 AM UTC-5, RHC wrote:
>>>>
>>>> If I use {{=URL(request.application)}} in the view I get
>>>>
>>>> "/Test/default/Test"
>>>>
>>>> It has added on the current application and controller path.
>>>>
>>>> I would like to get just "/Test/" or, if I have used routes.py to set
>>>> the default application to Test, maybe just "/". This is why I am trying
>>>> to
>>>> use the URL helper rather than just generate the string using
>>>> request.application on it's own.
>>>>
>>>> On Wednesday, 27 February 2013 21:32:48 UTC, Niphlod wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> ehm ... request.application !
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wednesday, February 27, 2013 10:26:51 PM UTC+1, RHC wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm trying to use javascript to automatically insert a link to a
>>>>>> plugin web page within an application. However, the javascript, being a
>>>>>> static file, has no way of generating a valid URL in the proper web2py
>>>>>> fashion using a URL helper.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I thought perhaps I could use the base element to re-define the root
>>>>>> of the application using the URL helper. Then my javascript could then
>>>>>> just
>>>>>> insert a link to /plugin_myplugin/index.html for example.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> For example in the layout.html I was hoping to use
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <base href="{{=URL(...)}"/>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hoiwever, I am stuck for a way to get the URL helper just to create a
>>>>>> url path to the application itself. e.g. /myapp/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I want to use the URL helper so that if I start customising the
>>>>>> routes.py then the generated url will still be valid.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any ideas? Is this even possible, if not is there another way to
>>>>>> approach this?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Richard.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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