in your models add a print request.env.path_info
you may find somehow you have one more call than you think which resets the session. This may be due to a broken link in the view. On 14 Ago, 14:01, weheh <[email protected]> wrote: > As you can see, nothing really fancy here. > > def my_action(): > form=SQLFORM.factory( > Field('text_field','text', > length=100000 if auth.user_id else 50, > default=T("default text") if not auth.user_id else '', > requires=IS_NOT_EMPTY()), > _id='text-form') > > if form.accepts(request.vars,session): > # the body of this won't be executed the first time the form > # is loaded, but it does get executed every time thereafter > # so this is not where the problem is > elif form.errors: > # this condition is tested the first time the form is > # submitted, but not thereafter because the form > # accepts properly the second and subsequent times > > return dict(form=form) > > The view is down below some widgets and stuff. It always displays > properly. > Here's the actual LOAD statement: > > <div>{{=LOAD('my_controller','my_action.load',ajax=True)}}</div> > > On Aug 14, 2:36 pm, Anthony <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Can you show your controller and view code? > > > On Sunday, August 14, 2011 2:14:19 PM UTC-4, weheh wrote: > > > I have a componentized form that is behaving very strangely. The form > > > is very simple -- just a text field. > > > > form=SQLFORM.factory(Field('text_in','text')) > > > > if form.accepts(request.vars, session): > > > .... do stuff ... > > > > The first time I load the form, it loads fine. I traced it in Eclipse > > > and saw the form getting created with SQLFORM.factory. When I fill in > > > text, however, the form does not accept, nor does it generate any > > > error. Inspecting in Eclipse shows form.vars is empty. > > > > OK, so now the form is still visible since it was reloaded. I enter > > > the same text again and click submit. This time, the form.accepts(...) > > > accepts the form and processes it. > > > > I upgraded to the latest and greatest version but still get this > > > strange behavior. Anybody have an idea what's going on?

