Thanks, Shawn!!! Deeply appreciated!
-Carlos. On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 10:38 AM, Shawn Milochik <shawn.m...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > On Oct 1, 2009, at 9:25 AM, Carlos Gustavo wrote: > > > > > Hi All, > > > > I am a django newbie and so far it has been great. > > > > How do I populate a mysql database table with data from a text file? > > > > Also How do I dump results of a database query into a text file. > > > > I have already created my django model for the mysql table. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > -Carlos > > > To populate the database with the contents of a text file, write a > script that imports your Django model, open the file (perhaps using > the csv module, if it's a csv file), and iterate through the file, > creating new instances of your model and saving them. > > Here's a barebones example I made by taking something I actually use > and cutting out most of it so it's clear: http://pastebin.com/f651cf8de > > As for dumping the output of a query to a text file, that depends. The > first thing that springs to mind is to write a method in the model > which dumps the data you want in the format you want. So, for example, > if your model has a csv_format(self) method, you could do the > queryset, then iterate through it, writing instance.csv_format() to a > text file. > > Shawn > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
