Almost straight from the book but using my own db fields - tested and works...
This controller in default.py def from_factory(): form = SQLFORM.factory(Field('your_name', requires = IS_IN_DB(db,db.person.id,'%(first_name)s'))) if form.process().accepted: response.flash = 'form accepted' session.your_name = form.vars.your_name elif form.errors: response.flash = 'form has errors' return dict(form=form) with this view 'from_factory.html' {{extend 'layout.html'}} {{=form}} gives a drop down list of person's first_names. The selected name is now held in the cookie 'session.your _name' but if you want the table id then, replace... session.your_name = form.vars.your_name with something like ... session.person_id = form.vars.id Hope this helps. Peter -- Resources: - http://web2py.com - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.