Because SQLFORM uses this field to know you're editing not inserting a record.
On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 5:27 AM, <shapovalovde...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks, I indeed missed that hidden field with record id. From the book:
> "Edit forms also contain a hidden INPUT field with name="id" which is used
> to identify the record. "
>
> Though I don't really understand why we need that field as record id is kept
> server-side anyway.
>
>
> On Thursday, August 29, 2013 4:32:52 PM UTC+3, viniciusban wrote:
>>
>> It would be nice if you show your view.
>>
>> Probably you're missing a hidden field in second form with the record id.
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 10:12 AM, <shapova...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi!
>> >
>> > I have an issue with UPDATE form. I'm trying to implement something like
>> > enrollment form that has man field beyond standard name, email, etc. For
>> > the
>> > sake of usability I've decided to split it to two steps (i.e.
>> > controllers -
>> > pages): first asks user for name and email, and after user submits it,
>> > he/she gets redirected to the second controller with UPDATE form for the
>> > same record, inserted with previous form.
>> >
>> > Btw, at first I thought of having a one page form and presenting it in
>> > parts
>> > with help of JS, but I've decided to go with back end, to have even
>> > partially submitted data in database.
>> >
>> > def firstform():
>> > form = SQLFORM(db.person, fields = ['email','name'])
>> > if form.process(session=None, formname='begin_form').accepted:
>> > session.person_id = form.vars.id
>> > session.flash = 'form accepted'
>> > redirect(URL('endjoin'))
>> > elif form.errors:
>> > response.flash = 'form has errors'
>> > else:
>> > response.flash = 'please fill the form'
>> > return dict()
>> >
>> > # and
>> > def secondform():
>> > record = db.person(session.person_id) or redirect(URL('index'))
>> > form = SQLFORM(db.person, record, fields =
>> > ['address','phone','many_more_fields'])
>> > if form.process(session=None, formname='end_form').accepted:
>> > response.flash = 'form accepted'
>> > elif form.errors:
>> > response.flash = 'form has errors'
>> > else:
>> > response.flash = 'please fill the form'
>> > return dict()
>> >
>> > The problems is that second action 'firstform' makes insert, instead of
>> > update to the record inserted by first action 'secondform'. Though
>> > 'record'
>> > contains reference to last add row, which should be updated(completed).
>> > I'm
>> > not passing form to the view, I use custom html to present my forms,
>> > because
>> > I didn't find a way to make helpers specify input type='email',
>> > placeholder,
>> > size and other HTML5 form parts attributes.
>> >
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