On Monday, November 13, 2017 at 2:21:40 PM UTC-8, Maurice Waka wrote:
>
> I got the error resolved:
> {{=LOAD('default','view_searches.load',ajax=True)}}
> instead of :
> {{=LOAD('replies','view_searches.load',ajax=True)}}
>
>
Yes, in web2py it is very important to have the controller in the LOAD()
match the filename in myapp/controllers.
(and in other URL references, too)
/dps
>
> On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 12:06 AM, Maurice Waka <mauri...@gmail.com
> <javascript:>> wrote:
>
>> in my controller:
>> def view_searches:
>> if db(db.post).isempty():
>> db.post.insert(message="Hi, it's" +' ' +auth.user.first_name+' '+
>> 'loging in...')
>> form = SQLFORM(Post, formstyle='table3cols',)
>> if form.process().accepted:
>> pass
>> long code...
>> replies = db(db.answers.author == auth.user.id
>> ).select(db.answers.ALL)[-5:5]
>> return dict(form = SQLFORM(Post, formstyle='table3cols',).process(),
>> replies = db(db.answers.author == auth.user.id
>> ).select(db.answers.ALL)[-5:5])
>>
>>
>> html page:
>>
>> {{extend "layout.html"}}
>>
>> {{=LOAD('replies','view_searches.load',ajax=True)}}
>>
>>
>> error message on loading view_searches.html:
>>
>> invalid controller (replies/view_searches)
>>
>> This is how far I've come
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 9:18 AM, Maurice Waka <mauri...@gmail.com
>> <javascript:>> wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry I cant make any head, nor tail of this.I need you help
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 8:13 AM, Maurice Waka <mauri...@gmail.com
>>> <javascript:>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I don't have it.
>>>> Let me work it out
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 10:33 PM, Dave S <snide...@gmail.com
>>>> <javascript:>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 7:13:31 PM UTC-8, Maurice Waka wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why I said that:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1. Loading takes too long to load
>>>>>> 2. I get an error: invalid controller..see below
>>>>>> 3.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Loading takes too long? the LOAD helper should be faster than a page
>>>>> refresh, give or take a cache hit.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you have the file my-chatbot-app/controllers/messages.py, and does
>>>>> it have the function answers() ?
>>>>>
>>>>> /dps
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, Nov 11, 2017 at 1:58 PM, Maurice Waka <mauri...@gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for the reply and details. It will take me several weeks juts
>>>>>>> to get something to work out. As I had said, am not an expert in this
>>>>>>> as I
>>>>>>> do part time programming; I have to study it first then practice till I
>>>>>>> get
>>>>>>> something to work out.
>>>>>>> Is it OK if you give me a working example?...😜
>>>>>>> Kind regards
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sat, Nov 11, 2017 at 9:32 AM, Dave S <snide...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Friday, November 10, 2017 at 1:30:40 AM UTC-8, Maurice Waka
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi everyone.
>>>>>>>>> For several months, though not a python expert, nor a web2py guru
>>>>>>>>> either, I have been working on a simple bot. I borrowed from this
>>>>>>>>> site:
>>>>>>>>> https://codepen.io/pavel_komiagin/pen/gaGJJK
>>>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>>> I also don't want page refreshed on posting the question, that it
>>>>>>>>> works like other bots where the messages appear from the bottom as
>>>>>>>>> they
>>>>>>>>> come in. Ifigured out that maybe as the page refreshes, that's when
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> cursor moves first up then to the bottom of the page, then the
>>>>>>>>> message
>>>>>>>>> appears.
>>>>>>>>> I dont mind a new code or referral.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> That "append to the current page" stuff is ajax. Web2py has a very
>>>>>>>> handy wrapper for ajax, the LOAD() helper.
>>>>>>>> <URL:
>>>>>>>> http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/12/components-and-plugins#LOAD
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> The target argument specifies where on the page to put the results
>>>>>>>> ... you need a DIV that matches.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My example, which goes in the view file:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> {{=LOAD(c='myhosts', f='myhosts2.load', target='my_hosts',
>>>>>>>> content="something's
>>>>>>>> happening", ajax=True)}}
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> To continually append more messages, instead of replacing old with
>>>>>>>> new, you would need to have multiple DIVs, and point to a different
>>>>>>>> DIV for
>>>>>>>> each message.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The above code will run automatically on initial page load, which
>>>>>>>> you may or may not want, depending on whether you want messages from a
>>>>>>>> previous visit to appear.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have done some stuff where I want a user to click a button to get
>>>>>>>> more information, and so I fabricate an html string in the controller,
>>>>>>>> put
>>>>>>>> the string into the dict I return, and the view displays the string in
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> appropriate part of the page.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The string includes something like this:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> dis_str = CAT(dis_str, TT(" "),
>>>>>>>> A("mystuff list", _href=URL("mystuff.html", vars=
>>>>>>>> dict(ipaddr=ipaddr, hnam
>>>>>>>> e=hname, tdisk=index)),
>>>>>>>> _style="visibility:visible", _id="stuffh"),
>>>>>>>> TT("\n "),
>>>>>>>> TAG.BUTTON('mystuff list', _type="button", _name=
>>>>>>>> "val2controller", _value=val2controller,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> _onclick='$("#mystuff_div").html("updating
>>>>>>>> ..");ajax("mystuff.load", ["val2controller"], "mystuff_div")',
>>>>>>>> _style="display:none", _id="mystuffa"
>>>>>>>> ))
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I think you can manipulate the DIV name either server side or
>>>>>>>> client side, but I haven't tested any code for that purpose.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Server side: keep the name in the session object, update it on each
>>>>>>>> load, and in the view/controller/response.load file use the DIV helper
>>>>>>>> after you display your messages. This will end up nesting the DIVs,
>>>>>>>> but I
>>>>>>>> don't think that's a problem. Caveat coder.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Client side: use javascript to tap into the onclick path, and
>>>>>>>> insert a new DIV into the DOM, then use that DIV's name in the ajax
>>>>>>>> call.
>>>>>>>> You may have to go direct to ajax in this scheme, rather than using
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> LOAD helper. This will require a little more study, but look at the
>>>>>>>> other
>>>>>>>> material in the book's component chapter, and it may help you out.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Note that using ajax requires that your users allow javascript from
>>>>>>>> your site, and there are plenty of people reluctant to do that, but if
>>>>>>>> they
>>>>>>>> are going to trust your site they might as well trust your site.
>>>>>>>> Using
>>>>>>>> something like noscript gives them some confidence that they protected
>>>>>>>> against cross-site scripting attacks, but they can whitelist your site
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> view your pages. (noscript is for firefox; I don't know the
>>>>>>>> equivalent in
>>>>>>>> other browsers, but chrome has some of the features built in but not
>>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>> easily tuned.)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Good luck! I hope this helps, and that I haven't fed you too much
>>>>>>>> bogus information.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> /dps
>>>>>>>>
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