[Zope] validating a field from records in a database

Sun, 21 Oct 2001 18:37:16 +0200

Hi,
Why don't you just create a unique ID on the server side?
Let the user add a part of the ID that must be readable, and then send it to
the server.

There you can use something like this:
import random, string
bad =' ()[]{}ДЕБАВГдебавгЗзЙИКЛйиклжНМОПнмопСсЦУТФХШцутфхшSsЯЬЪЩЫьъщыЭYэя??'
good='_______AAAAAAaaaaaaCcEEEEeeeeeIIIIiiiiNnOOOOOOooooooSssUUUUuuuuYYyyZz'
TRANSMAP=string.maketrans(bad, good)

def makeId(anId):
  anId = string.translate(anId, TRANSMAP) + str(random.random() *
1000000000)
  return anId

If there is no special reason that you must have your user select an
absolutely uniqe id then I think this is the better approach.
If writing the function is beyond your means, I can send you a reddy to go
script. Just tell me

Robert
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sheree Beaudette" <sheree@psouth.net>
To: <zope@zope.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 4:12 PM
Subject: [Zope] validating a field from records in a database

> Can anyone else help with my problem?  One of the users gave me some help
> but I'm still having a problem.  I'm open for suggestions on another
> approach or help with the one I'm attempting.
>
> Thanks in advance!!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Beaudette, Sheree
> To: 'stuart.nicholson@wirelessdatanz.com'
> Sent: 10/18/01 8:22 AM
> Subject: FW: [Zope] validating a field with records in a database
>
> It's me again.
>
> Ok, I tried what you said and it seems logical but I keep getting the so
> informative 'Error on Page' javascript error.
>
> Here's what I have.
>
> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
> var listofids = new Array();
> <dtml-in clsqGetObligorUniqueIDs>
> listofids[<dtml-var sequence-index>] = <dtml-var obl_UniqueID>;
> </dtml-in>
>
> function uniqueid(uniqueIDfield)
>
> var i = 0;
> do
>
> if (listofids[i]==uniqueIDfield)
>
> alert ("This ID already exists.");
> i=listofids.length; }
> } while (++i < listofids.length);
> }
> </SCRIPT>
>
> then in my form I have it calling this function
>
> <INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="obl_UniqueID" onChange="uniqueid(obl_UniqueID)"
> tabindex="1" size="10" value=''>
>
> I tried a couple of different things...
>
> I wasn't sure how to refer to the array.  Do I pass it in on the
> onChange event?  I tried that and still got the error.  So if this is
> the case how do I refer to it?
>
> Also I printed a list of current variables and listofids isn't there.
> When would this be populated?
>
> I think I'm just missing a piece or two.
>
> Hope you can help!  Thanks!
>
> Sheree Beaudette, AVP
> Applications Support Analyst
> Banknorth Group, Commercial Services
> 207-828-7133
> Fax:  207-756-6990
> sbeaudette@banknorth.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stuart Nicholson [mailto:stuart.nicholson@wirelessdatanz.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 10:41 PM
> To: Sheree Beaudette
> Subject: RE: [Zope] validating a field with records in a database
>
>
>
> I'm building similar solutions using Zope/DTML/Javascript. If you want
> to
> populate a Javascript array to use on the client side for form
> validation, I
> believe you want
> something more like:
>
> <script language="javascript">
>   var listofids = new Array();
>   <dtml-in clsqGetObligorUniqueIDs>
>   listofids[<dtml-var sequence-index>] = <dtml-var obl_UniqueID>;
>   </dtml-in>
> </script>
>
> And then use this array for your Javascript form validation.
>
> I'm fairly certain this isn't the best solution as you're building a big
> static array (depending on the number of entries in your MySQL table) in
> Javascript. But I think it's
> the only option if you want to do validation all on the same form
> (without
> redirecting and validating on the Zope server). The trick here of course
> is
> to distinguish the Zope
> server side DTML scripting from the Web browesr client side Javascript.
>
> Hope that helps?
>
> Stuart Nicholson
> Software Engineer
> Wireless Data
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sheree Beaudette [mailto:sheree@psouth.net]
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 3:25 PM
> To: zope@zope.org
> Subject: [Zope] validating a field with records in a database
>
>
>
> I hope someone can help with this. I'm under the gun to get this done...
>
> the concept of what I have to do is...
>
> I have a form with several fields on it.  all of the data, once
> submitted,
> goes into 1 MySQL table called t_Obligors.
>
> 1.  the user will enter an id (obl_UniqueID) into an input field
>
> 2.  as soon as they enter it I want the data in the field to be verified
> that a prior Unique ID does not exist (probably onChange event) by
> searching
> the t_Obligors table (I have a sql query called cldmGetObligorUniqueIDs)
> at
> this point obl_UniqueID is not the primary key and I'm not sure if I
> want it
> to be because the database was not originally set up with this field so
> it
> would be a lot of work to go back and re-populate data.  (I'm also under
> a
> tight deadline)
>
> 3.  to do the actual event I was using Javascript (this one would occur
> on
> the onChange event) for my form validation since that's what I know and
> I
> don't have time at this point to learn something new since it needs to
> be
> done very quickly.
>
> 4.  if there's a match they get a message saying that ID is already in
> use
> so please enter another
>
> Here was a thought I had been playing with:
> below sets an increment, i, and attempts to populate an array for future
> use
> in my Javascript but I cannot get the array to increment, I don't even
> know
> how to refer an array (or whatever it's called) in Zope.
>
> <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('i', 0)"> - sets increment to zero
> <dtml-in clsqGetObligorUniqueIDs> - loops through the query and gets all
> Unique IDs
> <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('listofids.[i]',obl_UniqueID)"> - trying to set
> the
> array with unique IDs
> <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('i', i+1)">
> </dtml-in>
>
> this was only one thought, I'm open for suggestions...
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
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