An aesthetic issue. Consider you can replace:

{{
def req():
    return XML('''<span class="required">*</span>''')
}}

with

{{req=SPAN("*",_class="required")}}

and call it with {{=req}} or

{{def req():}}<span class="required">*</span>{{return}}

and call it with {{req()}} (no equal)

Massimo

On Oct 26, 11:51 am, Thadeus Burgess <thade...@thadeusb.com> wrote:
> This is usually what I end up doing for custom form. It allows for fully
> customizable XHTML/CSS 3 forms.
>
> {{
> def req():
>     return XML('''<span class="required">*</span>''')}}
>
> {{pass}}
>
> {{def labels(field, required):}}
>                 <label for="{{=field}}" id="{{=field}}__label"
> class="title">{{=form.custom.label[field]}}{{if
> required:}}{{=req()}}{{pass}}</label>
>                 <label for="{{=field}}" id="{{=field}}__comment"
> class="comment">{{=form.custom.comment[field]}}</label>
>                 <label for="{{=field}}" id="{{=field}}__error"
> class="error">{{if
> form.errors.has_key(field):}}{{=form.errors[field]}}{{pass}}</label>
> {{pass}}
>
> {{def li(field, required=True):}}
>         <li {{if form.errors.has_key(field):}}class="err"{{pass}}>
>             <div class="labels">
>                 {{labels(field, required)}}
>             </div>
>             {{=form.custom.widget[field]}}
>         </li>
> {{pass}}
>
> {{=form.custom.begin}}
>
> <fieldset>
>     <legend></legend>
>     <ol>
>         {{li('signup_code')}}
>     </ol>
> </fieldset>
>
> <fieldset>
>     <ol>
>         <li>
>             <div class="labels">
>                 <label for="submit" class="title">Click to finish and submit
> your information.</label>
>             </div>
>             <input type="submit" class="submit" value="Submit" />
>         </li>
>     </ol>
> </fieldset>
>
> {{=form.custom.end}}
>
> -Thadeus
>
> On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 7:43 AM, weheh <richard_gor...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> >http://groups.google.com/group/web2py/browse_thread/thread/c6e3021507...
>
> > On Oct 26, 7:55 am, znafets <znaf...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > > the call to form.accepts fails with "key error" no-table ... after the
> > > form gets submitted...
>
> > >   if form.accepts(request.vars, session):
>
> > > On 26 Okt., 11:05, znafets <znaf...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Hi Thadeus, weheh,
>
> > > > if I make it read like this:
>
> > > >         req_user_id = request.args[0]
>
> > > >         user = db((db.user.id == req_user_id) &
> > > >                             (db.addr.user == req_user_id)).select()[0]
>
> > > >         db.user.id.default = user.user.id
> > > >         db.user.name.default = user.user.name
> > > >         db.user.email.default = user.user.email
> > > >         db.addr.city.default = user.addr.city
>
> > > >         form = SQLFORM.factory(db.user.name, db.user.rname,
> > > > db.addr.city)
>
> > > > pre populating works.
>
> > > > @weheh: can you post an example how you take it from there with the
> > > > custom.form technics ?
>
> > > > thanls
> > > > Stefan
>
> > > > On 26 Okt., 07:06, weheh <richard_gor...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > > > > This is an unsolicited testimonial. I've been doing this kind of
> > > > > multi-
> > > > > table-form thing now for about a month or two. I collect data for
> > > > > specific fields for multiple tables (2 or 3 at a time) using
> > > > > SQLFORM.factory forms and use form.custom.begin ... form.custom.end
> > > > > in
> > > > > my views. At first, it felt all cold, slobbery and gross. Utterly
> > > > > unintuitive. A total WET (Widespread Echoed Text) LICK (Long
> > > > > Incredibly
> > > > > Chaotic Kode). But now that I've sort'a mastered it and refactored
> > > > > everything, it feels kind'a like a warm DRY KISS. I agree with
> > > > > Thadeus, it ain't pretty, at least not as pretty as straight SQLFORM
> > > > > or FORM or CRUD. But it works. And it gives you complete flexibility
> > > > > in terms of form structure and layout while maintaining a separate
> > > > > database structure that's designed for efficiency rather than easy
> > > > > form layout. Is there a better way? I dunno ... my mind can't lift
> > > > > heavy loads like that any more. Anyway, that's as far as my 2 cents
> > > > > goes. Cheers.
>
> > > > > On Oct 25, 2:11 pm, Thadeus Burgess <thade...@thadeusb.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > Ah yes, forgot to add the field to the end of it. Thats what
> > happens when I
> > > > > > write code in email :)
>
> > > > > > SQLFORM.factory(db.user.name, db.address.street)
>
> > > > > > -Thadeus
>
> > > > > > On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 12:38 PM, mdipierro <
> > mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > This
>
> > > > > > > > SQLFORM.factory(
> > > > > > > > db.user, db.address
> > > > > > > > )
>
> > > > > > > will not quire work because both tables contain an Id field. I
> > think
> > > > > > > you need to explicitly list the fields to you want.
>
> > > > > > > Massimo
>
> > > > > > > On Oct 25, 11:50 am, Thadeus Burgess <thade...@thadeusb.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > > > > > znafets, Keeping the thread in this post...
>
> > > > > > > > user = db((db.user.id == request.id) & (db.address.id_user ==
> > request.id
> > > > > > > > )).select()
>
> > > > > > > > db.user.id.default = user.id
> > > > > > > > db.user.name.default = user.name
> > > > > > > > db.user.email.default = user.email
>
> > > > > > > > SQLFORM.factory(
> > > > > > > > db.user, db.address
> > > > > > > > )
>
> > > > > > > > Is there another way of doing this? To me, this is not DRY or
> > KISS.
>
> > > > > > > > -Thadeus
>
> > > > > > > > On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Renato-ES-Brazil
> > > > > > > > <caliari.ren...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > Massimo,
>
> > > > > > > > > Sorry, your message to Thadeus, which also answered my
> > question,
> > > > > > > > > appeared only after, when I sent my question to this topic.
>
> > > > > > > > > My example had just one table because it was a simple test
> > with
> > > > > > > > > SQLFORM.factory.
>
> > > > > > > > > I thought it worked this way that you mentioned, but when I
> > saw that
> > > > > > > > > the SQLFORM.factory allows to send some parameters like
> > > > > > > > > "db.table.field" instead of using Field(), I got confused.
> > :-)
>
> > > > > > > > > On 24 out, 18:07, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > A SQLFORM.factory has no knowledge of the underlying
> > database. If you
> > > > > > > > > > use SQLFORM.factory you should do the inserts/update
> > manually.
>
> > > > > > > > > > In your case your form involves a single table so you
> > should just use
> > > > > > > > > > crud.create or crud.update
> > > > > > > > > > use db.table.field.writable and db.table.field.readable and
> > > > > > > > > > db.table.field.default to change the behavior of the form.
>
> > > > > > > > > > On Oct 24, 3:02 pm, Renato-ES-Brazil <
> > caliari.ren...@gmail.com>
> > > > > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > > Massimo,
>
> > > > > > > > > > > I tried to use SQLFORM.factory just for tests:
>
> > > > > > > > > > > def edit():
> > > > > > > > > > >     task_id = request.args(0)
> > > > > > > > > > >     task=db(db.task.id==task_id).select()[0]
> > > > > > > > > > >     form=SQLFORM.factory(db.task.title,
> > db.task.description,
> > > > > > > > > > > record=task)
> > > > > > > > > > >     if form.accepts(request.vars, session):
> > > > > > > > > > >         response.flash = 'form accepted'
> > > > > > > > > > >     elif form.errors:
> > > > > > > > > > >         response.flash = 'form has errors'
> > > > > > > > > > >     else:
> > > > > > > > > > >         response.flash = ''
> > > > > > > > > > >     return dict(form=form)
>
> > > > > > > > > > > The message "form accepted" was shown but the record was
> > not
> > > > > > > updated.
> > > > > > > > > > > What should I do for work?
>
> > > > > > > > > > > On 24 out, 17:32, Thadeus Burgess <thade...@thadeusb.com>
> > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > >>>form=SQLFORM.factory(db.
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > table1.field1,db.table2.field2)
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > Does this allow for the data to be inserted into the
> > database? I
> > > > > > > > > would try
> > > > > > > > > > > > it right now but busy cleaning the home :)
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > -Thadeus
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 1:35 PM, mdipierro <
> > > > > > > mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu>
> > > > > > > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > What is wrong with this?
>
> > form=SQLFORM.factory(db.table1.field1,db.table2.field2)
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Oct 24, 1:28 pm, Thadeus Burgess <
> > thade...@thadeusb.com>
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > As far as [1], use custom form
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >http://web2py.com/AlterEgo/default/show/205
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > As far as [2], you could use SQLFORM.factory() or
> > just a
> > > > > > > straight
> > > > > > > > > FORM()
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > object, and populate their default from the
> > database, and on
> > > > > > > > > accepts you
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > would have to insert them seperately into the
> > database.
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think this is a limitation of web2py that needs
> > some work,
> > > > > > > Too
> > > > > > > > > often do
> > > > > > > > > > > > > I
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > have to break DRY just to get data from two tables
> > into one
> > > > > > > form,
> > > > > > > > > its not
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > pretty, and difficult to maintain.
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I find myself, almost not even using SQLFORM or
> > CRUD anymore,
> > > > > > > > > just
> > > > > > > > > > > > > because I
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > need specific fine grained control.
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Thadeus
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 1:22 PM, znafets <
> > > > > > > znaf...@googlemail.com>
> > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ot a table with user data and a table with
> > address data
> > > > > > > > > referencing
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the user
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Now I would like to cre- Hide quoted text -
>
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>
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>
>
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