I ended up doing this in the controller which works for what I need:
form.element('#no_table_medical_record_number')['_readonly']=True
On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 12:03 AM, Anthony <abasta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm not sure that method will work for readonly fields, so you may have to
> use the method I showed (i.e., set the default value for the field before
> creating the form).
>
> Anthony
>
>
> On Monday, June 24, 2013 11:23:01 PM UTC-4, Tom Russell wrote:
>
>> Yes I tried that:
>>
>> Field('medical_record_number', label='MRN', writable=False,
>> readable=True, requires=IS_NOT_EMPTY()),
>>
>> Still just shows none for the field on the form.
>>
>> In my controller this is what I am doing:
>>
>> form.vars.medical_record_**number = 'KND' + str(date.today().year) +
>> '0000' + str(random.randrange(1, 9999999+1))
>>
>> If I set both to True then it shows the value no problem.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 11:17 PM, Anthony <abas...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> db.mytable.myfield.default = some_value
>>> db.mytable.myfield.writable = False
>>>
>>> Leave readable at True in order to show the value but not allow it to be
>>> edited.
>>>
>>> Anthony
>>>
>>>
>>> On Monday, June 24, 2013 11:00:59 PM UTC-4, Tom Russell wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I have a form and I load a pre existing value that I generate
>>>> internally before I call the form. What I want to see on the form is the
>>>> value shown up but just as plain text so the user cannot modify it. If I do
>>>> readable-False then it just shows None for the value rather than the value.
>>>>
>>>> How would I make that happen on the form then?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
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