fixed a typo On Saturday, August 25, 2012 2:52:17 PM UTC-4, pylix wrote: > > the problem i found after debugging is this... > here's the some code in the model > > def build_email(form): > html_email = '<html>%s</html>' % BEAUTIFY(form.vars) > mail.send(to=['[email protected]'], > reply_to=form.vars.email, > subject='request' + str(form.vars.id), > message=html_email) > session.id = form.vars.id > > def freequote(): > form = SQLFORM(db.person) > if form.process(onvalidation=build_email).accepted: > redirect(URL(quotesuccess)) > else: > response.flash = 'errors found' > return dict(form=form) > > the problem i see is that before the form is accepted, > "id" does not exist, while all the other fields can > be accessed with form.vars.field, in the code above > form.vars.id = None so the email subject would > be requestNone. > > when the onvalidation function is omitted > and instead the freequote controller directly calls the function after > the form is processed, form.vars.id works as expected > > I misinterpreted the purpose of onvalidation > i'd like to send emails after not before forms > are validated so i have no more issues. > > but this all leads me to the realization that web2py does > not give a value to the form field of a SQLFORM until the form > is processed, is there a request.vars.id that can > be used before processing? > > > > > On Saturday, August 25, 2012 9:43:48 AM UTC-4, Anthony wrote: >> >> Can you show your code? It should be in form.vars.id after submission. >> >> Anthony >> >> On Saturday, August 25, 2012 9:16:42 AM UTC-4, pylix wrote: >>> >>> I'm having trouble getting the server to access the id field upon >>> submission of my SQLFORM >>> I did not define my own id field in the model, i have no issue with the >>> auto-created one except that >>> I can't figure out how to store the id in a variable for view use. >>> >>> all other fields are accessible using forms.vars i.e form.vars.name, >>> form.vars.email, etc.. >>> but form.vars.id always ends up as None. >>> >>> The id field values are recorded and can be queried >>> or viewed using appadmin database administration >>> but, what I'm trying to do is use the Id# in a view that >>> i want to display after form submission. >>> >>> is there a special way to get the id# that the >>> record being inserted to database would be >>> if it validates? >>> >>
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