On Sep 13, 4:55 am, Ed Leafe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sep 12, 2007, at 10:53 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Thanks for ideas Ed. I am checking out dabo now. I do have a few > > questions about it. Packaging. Is it easy to package into a quick > > install for windows. The users are going to want to get too in > > depth. > > py2exe is your friend here. I know several developers who have used > this to distribute Dabo apps, so we could certainly help you get your > setup.py working. > > > Second, data sources. When I'm adding a data source to the > > window in class designer, it always picks up the one I created (which > > incidentally was a sample, my form for connection manager isn't > > working at the moment.) My idea is to have the the local sqlite > > database as the only viewable data source, and the server side only > > for syncing. So they logon, sync up, sync down, and view. I'm > > worried about having to get them to install python, dabo, and the app. > > The users would never see any of the Class Designer, connection > editor, or any of the other development tools. I would imagine that > you would need to code the sync parts by getting the current changed > data from the local SQLite database, creating a connection to the > server DB, doing the insert/update as needed, grabbing the latest > from the server, disconnecting from the server, and then updating the > local data. The user would probably need to do nothing more than > click a button to start running your code. > > As far as what the user must install, that's what will happen with > any Python solution. py2exe takes care of all of that, bundling > Python, Dabo, your database modules, and any other dependencies into > a single .exe file. You can then use something like Inno Setup to > create a basic Installer that will look and work like any other > Windows application installer. > > -- Ed Leafe > --http://leafe.com > --http://dabodev.com
Have you checked out Brainwave? http://www.brainwavelive.com We provide a schema-free non-relational database bundled with an app server which is basically CherryPy with a few enhancements (rich JS widgets, Cheetah/Clearsilver templates). Free for non-commercial use. --Prateek Sureka -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
