yes, without reload.
Am trying out various templates to fit into web2py rules.
Please bear with my incompetence, am just looking to get a prototype
work,till I get a professional.
Thanks.
Am working on it.
On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 1:11 PM Dave S <snidely....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Monday, July 9, 2018 at 1:05:38 AM UTC-7, Maurice Waka wrote:
>>
>> All I needed is to pass a current value to the db/controller from the
>> html. After much working, I found that using this was one the best options:
>> <script>
>> jQuery('#myform').submit(function() {
>> ajax('{{=URL('view_searche')}}',
>> ['message'], 'chat');
>> return false;
>> });
>> </script>
>>
>
> The issue is that you are trying to do this without reloading the page?
>
> I think we previously discussed the LOAD() helper and the ajax() function
> <URL:
> http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/11/jquery-and-ajax#The-ajax-function
> >
> I don't remember why those didn't work for you., but I think that would
> have been the simplest route.
>
> /dps
>
>
>> On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 1:26 AM Anthony <abas...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> First, read the documentation at
>>> http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/07/forms-and-validators, as
>>> you do not appear to be following it. If for some reason you do not want to
>>> use the built-in form functionality, just create an HTML form, and in the
>>> action that receives the submission, the submitted form values will be
>>> available in request.vars -- from there, you can do whatever you want with
>>> the data.
>>>
>>> Anthony
>>>
>>> On Saturday, July 7, 2018 at 6:02:55 PM UTC-4, Maurice Waka wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi.
>>>> I'll need your help. Am still stuck at this. I note that only when I
>>>> refresh the page, will I get the latest 'request.vars.value' gets posted to
>>>> the controller.
>>>>
>>>> 1. Is there a way of auto-refreshing the controller?
>>>> 2. Is there a better method that this......Following your suggested
>>>> option of {{form.custom.end}} i ended up with a blank page instead,
>>>> hence
>>>> going to the basics.
>>>> 3. My aim is that when a user posts input, I retrieve it from what
>>>> ever means....request.vars etc, then send to the functions to process..
>>>>
>>>> Kind regards
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Jul 7, 2018 at 1:33 PM Maurice Waka <mauri...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I managed to go to the basics and got some progress:
>>>>> def searches():
>>>>> form = FORM(INPUT(_name='message'), INPUT(_type='submit'))
>>>>> code = request.vars.message
>>>>> return dict(code=code)
>>>>>
>>>>> view:
>>>>> <form enctype = "multipart/form-data" action = "{{= URL()}}" method =
>>>>> "post" class="hidden">
>>>>> <select data-conv-question="Hello!
>>>>> I'm a bot created from a HTML form. Can I show you some features? (this
>>>>> question comes from a select)">
>>>>> <option
>>>>> value="yes">Yes</option>
>>>>> <option
>>>>> value="sure">Sure!</option>
>>>>> </select>
>>>>> <input type="text" name="message"
>>>>> data-conv-question="Alright! First, type one word e.g. 'exercise', or ask
>>>>> a
>>>>> question.|Okay! you can type one word e.g. 'Soy', or ask a question.">
>>>>> <input type="text"
>>>>> data-conv-question="{{=code}}" data-no-answer="true">
>>>>>
>>>>> </form>
>>>>>
>>>>> However, as a test, when retrieving data to controller, the
>>>>> request.vars does not give me the immediate user posted data, instead the
>>>>> previous data posted. For example, if the user posts 'abcd', with the
>>>>> previous post having been '1234', I'll get '1234' returned and not 'abcd'.
>>>>> Is there a way of cleaning up request.vars and getting the CURRENT
>>>>> posted data?
>>>>> Thanks for the help, God bless!
>>>>>
>>>>> On Friday, July 6, 2018 at 12:49:23 PM UTC-4, Maurice Waka wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've changed from method='GET' to method ='POST', name=message '
>>>>>>> (the table name) etc. But I seem to have an issue with the highlighted
>>>>>>> part. It's still not posting. Could you please give an example of how
>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>> can work?
>>>>>>> <form action="" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="POST"
>>>>>>> class="hidden">
>>>>>>> <select
>>>>>>> data-conv-question="Hello! I'm a bot created from a HTML form. Can I
>>>>>>> show
>>>>>>> you some features? (this question comes from a select)">
>>>>>>> <option
>>>>>>> value="yes">Yes</option>
>>>>>>> <option
>>>>>>> value="sure">Sure!</option>
>>>>>>> </select>
>>>>>>> <input type="text"
>>>>>>> name="message" data-conv-question="Alright! First, type one word e.g.
>>>>>>> 'exercise', or ask a question.|Okay! you can type one word e.g. 'Soy',
>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>> ask a question.">
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What exactly is the problem with that line? What are you expecting
>>>>>> and what do you observe?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Note, if you're using SQLFORM, you'll need to include
>>>>>> {{=form.custom.end}} to make sure the hidden formname and formkey fields
>>>>>> are included. Please read the documentation.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anthony
>>>>>>
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