Did you see this? http://vimeo.com/20768689
The functionality you need is implemented as an example via ajax. Massimo On Apr 25, 11:46 am, JoshC <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Friends, > > As you may recall, I wrote before mentioning that I am working on a > project for a databases class (an e-store). We were successful at > implementing the model and some of the functions and views. However, > we are stuck trying to figure out how to implement the following types > of requirement: > > [1] generate a list of the rows of a table and append a text field and > submit button which adds a quantity of the item to the cart > -- the cart is just a simple table which holds item number, qty, > and user id. The records matching auth.user_id are just dumped at the > bottom to show the cart. > > [2] generate a list of the rows of a table and put a text field that > can update one of the fields > > This is the non-functional code with which I tried to accomplish [1]: > --------------function > def category_toy(): > toy = db(db.inventory.type=='Toy').select() > cart = db((db.cart.id>0)&(db.cart.uid == auth.user_id)).select() > form=FORM('Add quantity to cart:', INPUT(_name='qty'), > INPUT(_type='submit')) > return dict(toy=toy, cart=cart, form=form) > ------------------------view > > <ul> > {{for i in toy:}} > > {{=LI(H4("Item: ", i.item, ", Quantity: ",i.qty))}} > <!--{{=H3(A(' Add to cart', _href=URL('add_to_cart', > vars=dict(item=i.item, page=request.function))))}}--> > > {{pass}} > </ul> > > The commented out part is where I tried using a link to another > function, but I couldn't get the dict to work right. The plan was then > to redirect back to the form page. > > I'm probably missing something obvious, but I've been studying the > book, and haven't figured it out. Advice would be much appreciated. > > Yours, > Josh Cason
