It is possible but you would need to create your own validator and wdget for that.
Is the "unique items in a given field" the same field you need to validate? If not you also need an ajax callback to handle the creation of the new entry. Massimo On Jun 29, 12:56 pm, MikeEllis <michael.f.el...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm taking the liberty of extending this topic with a (somewhat) > related question. Hope that's all right. > > Is it possible to use SQLFORM to create a dropdown entry with the > following properties? > 1. Display a list of unique items in a given field AND > 2. Accept new items typed into the entry box. > > Background: > My application is a control interface that runs on a PDA (N8x0 at this > time, perhaps iPhone later). Web2py runs on the PDA serving on > localhost; user(s) access the application on the PDA's browser. The > users are the engineers and techs testing the system in the field > (literally out-of-doors). Since the keyboards on these devices are > extremely inconvenient especially in bright sunlight, the DRY > principle applies to the user's experience even more than to the > programmer! I want to avoid having them enter the same information > twice. > > Thanks, > Mike --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
