the model has some more fields, entered by the user. This filed is
prepopulated by the server.
On submitting the prepopluated value may be not valid any more, but
may not be updated by the server
(is considered part of the user submitted fileds).
Currently worked around it by adding a hidden field with the data and
supplying an onvalidation.
On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 6:31 PM, mdipierro<mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
>
> I do not understand. If the fields are marked readonly (as in
> db.table.field.readonly=True) the field is not submitted from the
> client to the server with the form. The form is populated serverside.
>
> Massimo
>
> On Jun 13, 10:38 am, Hans Donner <hans.don...@pobox.com> wrote:
>> Well, depends what you call 'inserted by the visitor'. In this case
>> I'm prepopulating the form, some fields are not editable, but the user
>> should submit these values as well.
>> Guess I have to use onvalidate then to make sure all is ok.
>>
>> The second remark in my original posting: the 'unique' should somehow
>> be supported by DAL, or warnings should be submitted that it is
>> unsupported.
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 4:39 PM, mdipierro<mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
>>
>> > back to the original question. Should they validate? If they are
>> > readonly it means they are not inserted by the visitor. We only
>> > validate visitor provided input.
>>
>> > Massimo
>>
>> > On Jun 13, 9:02 am, Hans Donner <hans.don...@pobox.com> wrote:
>> >> sorry, should be db.table.field.default = ''
>>
>> >> On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 3:54 PM, mdipierro<mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
>>
>> >> > I am not what you mean by:
>>
>> >> > db.table.field = 'some invalid value for the requires[]'
>>
>> >> > It seems to be redefining the field. It should give an error.
>>
>> >> > On Jun 13, 8:28 am, Hans Donner <hans.don...@pobox.com> wrote:
>> >> >> db.define_table(
>> >> >> 'test',
>> >> >> SQLField('unique', 'string', unique = True,
>> >> >> requires = IS_NOT_IN_DB(db, 'test.unique')),
>> >> >> )
>>
>> >> >> def pseudo():
>> >> >> db.table.field.writable = False
>> >> >> db.table.field = 'some invalid value for the requires[]'
>> >> >> form = crud.create(db.table)
>>
>> >> >> the form doesn't run the validators for the non-writable field, and
>> >> >> when you are on GAE the uniqueness is not enforced on db level (and
>> >> >> DAL does not make up for this).
>>
>> >> >> When I have the following:
>> >> >> def pseudo():
>> >> >> db.table.field = 'some invalid value for the requires[]'
>> >> >> form = crud.create(db.table)
>> >> >> form.custom.widget.jaar.update(**dict(_disabled = True))
>>
>> >> >> the value is non-editable by the user, it is validated but the value
>> >> >> is removed
> >
>
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