web2py - date picker issue

[Anuj Mahawar]

I am a beginner to the web2py. I am building an application with a date picker on the home page. The issue is - Whenever I try to edit a previous day's record and submit, instead of on being on the same date, it is being redirected to the current date page. e.g. suppose I have logged in and it displays the current date i.e. 29 April 2020. When I try to edit a record for 01 April 2020 and submit the entry, it is being redirected to the current date i.e. 29 April 2020. Any idea why the application is behaving like that?

[Scott Hunter]

What do you mean by "redirected"?  If you just mean that the date field is reset to the current date, that is the same default behavior for all input fields.

[Anuj Mahawar]

Hey Scott, 

Yeah, I meant that the date is resetting to the current date even though I am selecting any previous date. Do you have any suggestions to change this default behavior?

[Scott Hunter]

If this is part of a form (which I have to guess at, since you have provided *no* details), you can use the `keepvalues` option to not reset the fields of a form.

[Anuj Mahawar]

Yes, its part of the SQLFORM. I have attached my file from the controller. Could you please let me know where do I need to make the changes (i.e. keepvalues = True)

Regards,

Anuj

[Scott Hunter]

Please identify what part of this rather long file is relevant to your question.  You might also want to look at the documentation for SQLFORM with regard ti how to use keepvalues.