On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Mitch Anderson <xofre...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi, > > I'm new to django and python in general so, I'm not sure if the way > I'm doing this is the most correct way. But I'm writing a manager > application for FTP... I keep the user accounts in a database and I'm > writing the django app to manage it. > > Anyway, I have three models more or less like this(just shortened for > brevity): > > class Groups(models.Model): > group_name = models.CharField(max_length=30) > gid = models.IntegerField() > > class Users(models.Model): > user_name = models.CharField(max_length=32) > realname = models.CharField(max_length=50) > uid = models.IntegerField() > gid = models.IntegerField() > > class User_Group(models.Model): > user = models.ForeignKey(Users) > groups = models.ForeignKey(Groups) > > The users and groups are supposed to be just like a Unix/Linux groups > setup... uid is unique for the user (but i didn't want to have it as > the primary key) and the gid is just the primary group id not going to > be user adjustable... but the User_Group model is where I'm having the > trouble... > > I want to allow a user to belong to more than one group from the > Groups model... So, I was thinking of just having multiple entries for > the same user in the User_Group model with all the different groups > they belonged to... but how to I get that into a form? or link to > that model at all... i've been looking around for a couple days off > and on and haven't really found anything that helps me figure it > out... any ideas or pointers would be greatly appreciated... > > Thanks > > > > I would change the schema to use an explict ManyToManyField(whcih is what you created yourself), and then it's just a MultipleModelChoiceFIeld with a CheckboxSelectMultiple widget. Alex -- "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." --Voltaire "The people's good is the highest law."--Cicero --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
