This sounds a lot like sub-forms (ends up being part of the form, but can be managed separately, even at run time). I worked on Adobe's Form designer (which is bundled with a full version of Acrobat)... if we we don't have sub-forms in web2py, I would strongly recommend we create them :)
Mart On Sep 3, 4:14 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > you are right it would not but it may be a way to store multiple > addresses (as a list of strings) without creating a table of > addresses. > > On Sep 3, 1:10 pm, "portly.shor...@googlemail.com" > > <portly.shor...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > Hi Mdipierro > > > firstly thank you so much for Web2Py - the more I look into it the > > more I love it. > > > I'm slightly confused by your answer however - how would list:string > > help me input data for two models at once? > > > kind regards > > > Portly > > > On Sep 3, 5:38 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > > > With the new list:string it should be easy to create a widget for it. > > > WIll look into it. > > > > On Sep 3, 10:14 am, "portly.shor...@googlemail.com" > > > > <portly.shor...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > > Thank you very much for this Dominic. I've had a quick look and there > > > > is a lot to take in (I guess I was hoping for a much simpler solution > > > > lol). > > > > > regards > > > > > Portly > > > > > On Sep 3, 1:28 pm, Dominic <dominic.koe...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > > > > We (Sahana-Eden) use to do such things with web2py, in connection with > > > > > a RESTful API. > > > > > > See for > > > > > example:http://vita.sahanafoundation.org/eden/pr/person/1http://vita.sahanafo... > > > > > > It can also speak several XML formats, of course, and > > > > > JSON;http://vita.sahanafoundation.org/eden/pr/person/1.xmlhttp://vita.saha... > > > > > > The code behind that looks like: > > > > > > Person > > > > > Model:http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~flavour/sahana-eden/trunk/annotate/head%...... > > > > > > The actual Person > > > > > controller:http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~flavour/sahana-eden/trunk/annotate/head%... > > > > > > HTML frontend > > > > > controller:http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~flavour/sahana-eden/trunk/annotate/head%... > > > > > > Backend > > > > > extensions:http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~flavour/sahana-eden/trunk/annotate/head%... > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > Dominic > > > > > > On 3 Sep, 13:38, "portly.shor...@googlemail.com" > > > > > > <portly.shor...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Is it possible to edit a parent + child model as a single form and > > > > > > automatically create both the parent and respective children in the > > > > > > database. > > > > > > > As an example, say I have a Person model and the person can have > > > > > > multiple Addresses. Is it possible to create a Person and add > > > > > > several > > > > > > addresses on a single form at the same time. > > > > > > > Out of the box with Web2Py I know this is not possible but as it is > > > > > > a > > > > > > common situation I'm sure someone has already solved this particular > > > > > > problem. > > > > > > > Many Thanks in advance for any help. > > > > > > > Portly.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > >
