OK, except I have other apps where required=True works as expected, that
is, it causes a validation failure when the field is submitted empty.
These other apps are running on the same Web2py instance, so this is
puzzling.
On Tuesday, November 11, 2014 10:54:21 AM UTC-5, Willoughby wrote:
>
> I think one is for forms, one is for the insert. From the book:
> "Notice that requires=... is enforced at the level of forms, required=True
> is enforced at the level of the DAL (insert), while notnull, unique and
> ondelete are enforced at the level of the database. While they sometimes
> may seem redundant, it is important to maintain the distinction when
> programming with the DAL."
>
> On Tuesday, November 11, 2014 10:36:41 AM UTC-5, Cliff Kachinske wrote:
>>
>> This field will not fail validation when submitted empty. Web2py 2.8.2
>> with lazy tables and archiving.
>>
>> REQUIRE_MSG = SPAN('Required', _style="color:orange;")
>>
>> Field(
>> 'problem_title',
>> length=512,
>> required=True,
>> comment=REQUIRE_MSG,
>> )
>>
>> Written this way, it works.
>>
>> Field(
>> 'problem_title',
>> length=512,
>> required=True,
>> comment=REQUIRE_MSG,
>> requires=IS_LENGTH(
>> minsize=1,
>> maxsize=512,
>> error_message='Problem title cannot be empty. Max 512
>> characters.'
>> )
>> )
>>
>> I didn't expect this ...
>>
>
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