As alex says, testing the primary is the only way that I know of:
def save(self):
if self.pk is None:
# Here's we're creating a new object
else:
# Here we're updating an existing object
On Jun 8, 2:53 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> If you overide model.save() just check for self.pk to be set.
>
> On Jun 7, 11:19 pm, chefsmart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
>
> > I need some insight on the following scenario:
>
> > I want to execute some custom action when creating new model instances
> > when calling model.save(), but I don't want this custom action to
> > execute when updating an existing model instance.
>
> > How do I distinguish between an "insert" and an "update" as django
> > uses save() for both?
>
> > Thanks.
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