On Monday, March 19, 2018 at 10:30:04 PM UTC-7, Dave S wrote: > > > > On Monday, March 19, 2018 at 7:13:28 PM UTC-7, F.C. wrote: >> >> I use a custom form within my application to capture comments for >> specific records. The user clicks on a record and is directed to another >> view where they can capture the comments. >> >> Is it possible to define a custom value for a specific custom form field, >> and then hide that field so that the user does not see it. The reason I >> need to do that is that I want to save the comment to the associated record >> against whom the comments should be recorded. >> >> I hope this provides enough guidance on what I am looking for. >> >> > I think there's help in the book: > > >> - writable declares whether a field is writable in forms. >> - readable declares whether a field is readable in forms. If a field >> is neither readable nor writable, it will not be displayed in create and >> update forms. >> >> found at > <URL: > http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/06/the-database-abstraction-layer#Field-constructor > > > > (warning: the online copy of the book still refers to "CRUD" as new; it is > now deprecated) > > Another reference that might be useful is > <URL: > http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/07/forms-and-validators#Conditional-fields > > > >
Also, you can turn the readable and writable setting on or off on the fly: <URL:http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/06/the-database-abstraction-layer#Run-time-field-and-table-modification> /dps -- 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.
