thanks very much John! so i can have self as function parameter as well as in a method. that allowed me to use properties to retrieve the value set in the constructor. i just changed the function return statement and it worked. i was working along these lines but couldnt get it up and running as fast as you posted.
templating sure is a great way to create dynamic query strings. very cool so far but still lots to learn. thanks again, jim "John McMonagle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Wed, 2006-05-31 at 23:24 +0000, 3rdshiftcoder wrote: >> hi- >> >> i am having trouble using parameter values in my function and to be >> honest a >> little trouble with >> member variables. i am trying to pass in the argument 'd' representing >> delete. >> what the code will do is if it is 'd' it will make a delete query >> template >> string. >> if it is an 'i' then insert query etc. >> >> this is the results of my attempt to print the contents of the parameter >> values. >> <__main__.getQryStr instance at 0x01151D50> ('d',) me mad >> >> >> (and on a side note if i dont include the *args i get an invalid number >> of >> parameters supplied message.) >> why is it returning the value in this format ('d',) ? >> i cant get x == d >> i guess that value 'd' is stored in a tuple and i'd like to get it out of >> there. >> >> so basically the function returns nope as it stands >> >> python is sure different from other languages i have used. >> >> thanks for any help, >> jim >> > > > Try, the following: > > class getQryStr: > def __init__(self,op): > print op > self.x = 'd' > def returnStr(self, *args): > > print '%s %s me mad' % (self.x,args) > if self.x == 'd': > s = Template("delete from columndef where tblid = $tblid and > colname = $colname") > else: > return 'nope' #this else is just for illustration and > testing > > d = dict(tblid=t.tblid.getText(), colname=t.colName.getText()) > > print s.substitute(d) > > return s > > > Regards, > > John > > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
