---Exteam said on Sunday, Jul 27 2003:

hi i need to get the name of the element from the formulator in zpt. i have done some thing like this,

<input type="text" tal:attributes="value python:'%s' % record['test_table_name1']; name python:form.test_table_name.get_value('title')">

test_table_name1 is my column name in the db table & test_table_name is my formulator element in the formulator . Title of test_table_name is "test table name" in the formulator.

this displays a text box with the value coming from db using a py script & name as title of the element ,

<input type=text name="test table name" value=abc> abc comes from db using py.

but how do i get the name of the element as name attribute in the input type=text ie, how to display <input type=text name="field_test_table_name" value=abc>

Well, it's best to render fields from a formulator form using the element's member function .render(). You can pass a string value to it to set that form element's value attribute, if applicable, or recreate what the user submitted with the form, by using .render_from_request(request). However, if you're looking to get the Id of the formulator element: field.getId() and if you need the name of the field to have the 'field_' prefix, use a python expression and concatenate to the Id. 'field_' + field.getId() HTH. -- Sam Peterson skpeterson@ucdavis.edu 530-752-9332 Hart Interdisciplinary Programs, University of California, Davis