handling survex files not linked in completely

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/core/views/scans.py b/core/views/scans.py
index f641423..80b334d 100644
--- a/core/views/scans.py
+++ b/core/views/scans.py
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ add this file in to the todo list thinggy.
 
 def populatewallet(w):
     '''Copy survex data here just for display, not permanently
+    
+    Only gets data from the survex file when it was parsed on import..
+    so doesn't work if there is no *ref value
     '''
     survexpeople = []
     blocks = SurvexBlock.objects.filter(scanswallet = w)
@@ -76,16 +79,15 @@ def caveifywallet(w):
         w.displaynames = blocknames
         
 def fillblankpeople(w):
-        # this isn't working..? why?
+        # this isn't working..? why? Because it needs a *ref and an import
         wp = w.people()
-        if not wp: # an -empty list
-            populatewallet(w)
-        else:
-            w.persons = wp
-            if len(wp) == 1:
-                nobody = wp[0].lower()
-                if  nobody == 'unknown' or nobody == 'nobody' or nobody == ' ' or nobody == '':
-                    populatewallet(w)
+        w.persons = wp
+        if len(wp) == 1:
+            # print(f' - {wp=}')
+            nobody = wp[0].lower()
+            if  nobody == 'unknown' or nobody == 'nobody' or nobody == ' ' or nobody == '':
+                print(f' - {wp=} {nobody=}')
+                populatewallet(w)
         
 def fillblankothers(w):       
     earliest = datetime.datetime.now().date()