Re: Using existing database shema

2006-05-19 Thread Filipe
Hi again, I guess it's time to start experimmenting then :) thanks for the help Cheers --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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@google

Re: Using existing database shema

2006-05-17 Thread Michael Radziej
Hey Filipe, Filipe wrote: > Custom SQL + Manipulators does sound as the way to use my own model > classes. It doesn't seem as the most straightforward way to use Django > though, anyone out there actually working with Django this way? > > Michael, are you actually using Django (ORM included) wit

Re: Using existing database shema

2006-05-17 Thread Filipe
> Filipe, what kinds of tables use composite primary keys for you? > [ ] association tables for many-to-many relations > [ ] dependent tables > [ ] "inheritence" look-alikes The first two, "association tables for many-to-many relations" and "dependent tables". Inheritance look-alikes also exis

Re: Using existing database shema

2006-05-16 Thread Michael Radziej
Joseph Kocherhans wrote: > On 5/16/06, Filipe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Do you think I'll find difficulties in using model classes with my own >> data persistency logic? In such case, will I loose other features >> besides the ORMapping itself? (I've read something about loosing >> autogenerat

Re: Using existing database shema

2006-05-16 Thread Joseph Kocherhans
On 5/16/06, Filipe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do you think I'll find difficulties in using model classes with my own > data persistency logic? In such case, will I loose other features > besides the ORMapping itself? (I've read something about loosing > autogenerated admin pages, form validation

Re: Using existing database shema

2006-05-16 Thread Filipe
I fear to get into trouble if I choose to use inspectdb, there are a lot of composited primary keys and many-to many-relations in this DB (I know that the ORM in Django supports m-to-m relations, but knowing it is usually a sensible point in ORMs, I would prefer not to use an ORM just yet). Still

Re: Using existing database shema

2006-05-15 Thread Michael Radziej
Filipe wrote: > I'm starting a new project and am looking for the right framework for > it. Django is the best candidate so far :) > > If I understand right it's not mandatory to have a relational database > to use Django, as long as one does not inherit models from > "meta.Model". > > My questi

Re: Using existing database shema

2006-05-15 Thread Malcolm Tredinnick
On Mon, 2006-05-15 at 10:55 +, Filipe wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm starting a new project and am looking for the right framework for > it. Django is the best candidate so far :) > > If I understand right it's not mandatory to have a relational database > to use Django, as long as one does not in

Re: Using existing database shema

2006-05-15 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On Monday 15 May 2006 4:25 pm, Filipe wrote: > My question is, how about using an already existing database? I > will need to use a database of an application that is currently > in production (I can't touch it's schema), so the DB won't be > generated from my model in Django. Is it possible to us