# The model:

from django.contrib.auth.models import User

class UserProfile(models.Model):
    user = models.OneToOneField(User)
    company = models.CharField(blank=True, maxlength=128)
    address1 = models.CharField(blank=True, maxlength=128)
    address2 = models.CharField(blank=True, maxlength=128)
    city = models.CharField(blank=True, maxlength=128)
    state = models.ForeignKey(State)
    zipcode = models.CharField(blank=True, maxlength=10)


# The view:

from django.views.generic.create_update import *
from proj.myapp.models import UserProfile

def update_profile_view(request):
        user_id = request.user.id
        try:
            profile = UserProfile.objects.get(pk=user_id)
        except UserProfile.DoesNotExist:
            # Create a new profile
            return create_object(
                       request,
                       model = UserProfile,
                       login_required = True,
                       post_save_redirect = '/home/',
                   )
        # Update existing profile
        return update_object(
                    request,
                    model = UserProfile,
                    object_id = user_id,
                    login_required = True,
                    post_save_redirect = '/home/',
                )

# When I POST a form to this view, I get the following error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-0.95-py2.4.egg/django/core/handlers/base.py" in get_response
  74. response = callback(request, *callback_args, **callback_kwargs)
File "/path/to/django/myapp/profiles/views.py" in update_profile_view
  30. post_save_redirect = '/home/',
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-0.95-py2.4.egg/django/views/generic/create_update.py" in update_object
  113. object = manipulator.save(new_data)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-0.95-py2.4.egg/django/db/models/manipulators.py" in save
  101. new_object.save()
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-0.95-py2.4.egg/django/db/models/base.py" in save
  175. (backend.quote_name(self._meta.db_table), backend.quote_name(self._meta.pk.column)), [pk_val])
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-0.95-py2.4.egg/django/db/backends/util.py" in execute
  12. return self.cursor.execute(sql, params)

  ProgrammingError at /profile/
  ERROR: column "testuser" does not exist SELECT 1 FROM "profiles_userprofile" WHERE "user_id"=testuser LIMIT 1

# END ERROR MESSAGE