Getting more form, y'all

[Dave S]

I thought I remembered this question coming up before, but a quick look didn't turn up what I want.

I have a straight-forward controller function for entering the primary data:

def index():
    """
    """
    response.flash = T("Hello World")
    form = SQLFORM(db.QuarterMaster)
    form.vars.PostDate = str(request.now.year) + "-" + str(request.now.month) + "-" + str(request.now.day)
    if form.process().accepted:
        form.vars.PostDate = request.vars.PostDate
        response.flash = T("Thank you!")
    elif form.errors:
        response.flash = T("Please correct the errors in the form")
    else:
        response.flash = T("Please fill out the form")
    return dict(form=form)

The intial display of the form shows the current date correctly (give or take a leading 0), but after submission the PostDate field is empty.  I would like to have it default to what was used the previous time through, but it appears that value is dropped after the accepted branch.  What do I need to do?

Maybe replace the top part with?

    form = SQLFORM(db.QuarterMaster)

    if request.vars.PostDate:
      form.vars.PostDate = request.vars.PostDate
    else:
      form.vars.PostDate = str(request.now.year) + "-" + str(request.now.month) + "-" + str(request.now.day)
    if form.process().accepted:
        # here was form.vars.PostDate = request.vars.PostDate

Thanks.

/dps

[Dave S]

On Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 3:04:13 PM UTC-8, Dave S wrote:

 

Maybe replace the top part with?

    form = SQLFORM(db.QuarterMaster)

    if request.vars.PostDate:
      form.vars.PostDate = request.vars.PostDate
    else:
      form.vars.PostDate = str(request.now.year) + "-" + str(request.now.month) + "-" + str(request.now.day)
    if form.process().accepted:
        # here was form.vars.PostDate = request.vars.PostDate

Nope.

/dps

 

 

[Dave S]

My turn to wonder if someone has more of clue than I do.

/dps

 

 

 

[António Ramos]

Dave, maybe next time you write a less generic "Subject"

It would be easier to find it.

Regards

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[Dave S]

On Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 7:37:52 AM UTC-8, Ramos wrote:

Dave, maybe next time you write a less generic "Subject"

It would be easier to find it.

Regards

I admit to having gone for cutesy in the subject line, but some of us read all the posts; where does "finding" come in?

/dps

 

2017-01-16 20:06 GMT+00:00 Dave S <snide...@gmail.com>:

On Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 11:34:48 PM UTC-8, Dave S wrote:

On Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 3:04:13 PM UTC-8, Dave S wrote:

 

Maybe replace the top part with?

    form = SQLFORM(db.QuarterMaster)

    if request.vars.PostDate:
      form.vars.PostDate = request.vars.PostDate
    else:
      form.vars.PostDate = str(request.now.year) + "-" + str(request.now.month) + "-" + str(request.now.day)
    if form.process().accepted:
        # here was form.vars.PostDate = request.vars.PostDate

Nope.

My turn to wonder if someone has more of clue than I do.

/dps

 

 

 

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[António Ramos]

Forget my comment. .. moving on...

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