You can change
db.client.uid.readbale=True or False
where you need it, for example in the action before form=.
Massimo
On Jan 15, 11:08 am, kbochert <kboch...@copper.net> wrote:
> Is it possible to use SQLFORM to generate forms which show different
> fields?
>
> I.E. I have a model:
>
> db.define_table('client',
> Field('uid', auth_user),
> Field('name', 'string'),
> migrate = 'client.table'
> )
>
> I want a page which the client uses that hides the 'uid' field, which
> gets filled in automatically by the controller.
> A different page accessible to the superuser shows the field normally.
>
> I tried:
> db.define_table('client',
> Field('uid', 'string', readable=False, writable=False),
> Field('name', 'string'),
> migrate = 'client.table'
> )
>
> with
> form = SQLFORM(db.client, _id='profile_table')
> if form.accepts(request.vars, session, dbio=False):
> form.vars.uid = 2
> form.vars.id = db.client.insert(**dict(form.vars))
>
> and get the error
> SyntaxError: invalid field names: ['uid']
>
> The other approach I tried was to remove the 'readable' and 'writable'
> from the model (But won't those prevent the superuser's page from
> showing the 'uid' field??) and using the 'fields' parameter in the
> SQLFORM call to explicitly set the fields I wanted to see. Same
> result- the accepts() method rejects the added 'uid' var.
>
> Finally I tried using the 'onvalidation' parameter. Same result.
>
> Is there a way to do this??
> Karl
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