git2samus · August 25, 2015 22:28 · Aug 25, 2015
diff --git a/forms.py b/forms.py
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+from django import forms
+from students.models import Student, Longlist
+
+
+class StudentForm(forms.ModelForm):
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = Student
+        fields= ('name_text',)
+
+
+class InputForm(forms.ModelForm):
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = Longlist
+        fields = ('text_input',)
diff --git a/template.html b/template.html
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+<h1>Enter in a BIG list of names and email addresses of students.</h1>
+
+{% if error_message %}<p><strong>{{ error_message }}</strong></p>{% endif %}
+
+<form id="InputForm" method="post" action="/students/textInput/">
+    {% csrf_token %}
+    {% for hidden in form.hidden_fields %}
+    {{ hidden }}
+    {% endfor %}
+
+    {% for field in form.visible_fields %}
+        {{ field.errors }}
+        {{ field.help_text }}
+        {{ field }}
+    {% endfor %}
+
+    <input type="submit" value="Create Students" />
+</form> 
diff --git a/views.py b/views.py
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+def textInput(request):
+    # A HTTP POST?
+    if request.method == 'POST':
+        form = InputForm(request.POST)
+
+        # Have we been provided a valid form?
+        if form.is_valid():
+            # Save the new student list to the database.
+            form.save(commit=True)
+
+            # Parse the textInput so the name is added to the db
+            l = ""
+            l = Longlist.objects.order_by('-id')[:1] # get the latest entry for Longlist
+            print l       
+
+            # Now call the index() view.
+            # The user will be shown the homepage.
+            return entry(request)
+        else:
+            # The supplied form contained errors
+            print form.errors
+     else:
+        # If the request was not a POST, display the form to enter the details.
+        form = InputForm()
+
+    # Bad form (or form details), no form supplied...
+    # Render the form with error messages (if any)
+    return render(request, 'students/textInput.html', {'form': form})