form=SQLFORM.factory(*[fields[num] for num in range(len(fields))])
On Oct 29, 10:25 am, Chris S <sanders.ch...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've been trying to get a form built where the number of Fields are
> dynamic. I was successful with the plan form by using:
> ------------Form Implementation------------------------
> fields=[]
> for item in list:
> fields.append(item)
> fields.append(INPUT(_name=item,requires=IS_INT_IN_RANGE
> (0,100,error_message=('Must be an Int 0 to 100'))))
> fields.append(INPUT(_type='submit'))
>
> form=FORM([fields[num] for num in range(len(fields))])
> ------------Form Implementation------------------------
>
> I can append items to my form but the output in HTML is nasty.
> Everything is just crammed together. I read about form.custom and was
> going to use that approach but apparently I have to use the
> SQLFORM.factory() to use that. Attempting the same thing in
> SQLFORM.factory() looks like
>
> ------------SQLFORM.factory() Implementation------------------------
> fields.append(Field('item1'))
> fields.append(Field('item2'))
>
> form=SQLFORM.factory(fields[0])
> #This works, but obviously isn't dynamic I only get the first entry.
>
> form=SQLFORM.factory(fields[num] for num in range(len(fields)))
> #This errors with "define_table argument is not a Field: <generator
> object at 0x110BD7B0>"
> ------------SQLFORM.factory() Implementation------------------------
>
> Can anyone help me out here? I want to be able to arrange the fields
> in HTML like I want (which I can't seem to do with just the simple
> form), but I also want to be able to build the fields dynamically
> which I can't seem to get working with SQLFORM.factory(). I'm sure
> I'm missing something easy, this can't be as hard as I'm making it.
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