Re: [web2py] Re: Request/Idea

2010-01-21 Thread Jason Brower
I am glad you guys agree. I actually don't even know where to get pluggins at this point. For example, I could jsut add all the pluggins I need at ones for an app I am buildings in one quick snap. --Plugins--- |X| Creditcard transations | | Blog Tool |X| Admin Tool |X| Bandwidth Throttler | | Por

Re: [web2py] Re: ImportError: No module named ...

2010-01-21 Thread Jason Brower
Hei, Totally off topic. But wanted to say thanking for using web2py in finland! Best Regards, Jason Brower (Oulu) On Wed, 2010-01-20 at 21:45 -0800, kari wrote: > Thanks for the reply - I think a typo in my original message might > have > given a wrong impression of the problem I am facing. > >

Re: [web2py] Re: Hosting PHP and Web2py

2010-01-21 Thread Alexandre Andrade
well, thanks by explanation. :-) I think my confusion is because debian/ubuntu, at 'apt-get install libapache2-mod-wsgi', install by default apache2-worker. I tested installing libapache2-mod-php5 after mod-wsgi, (e change to apache2-prefork) and web2py still works The rest is the trick to con

Re: [web2py] Re: Large datasets

2010-01-21 Thread Johann Spies
2010/1/15 mr.freeze : > WebGrid can handle large datasets as it limits the query by the page > size if the datasource is a Set or Table(s).  The performance hit will > come in when the filter row is enabled since each filter is a query > for all distinct values in a field. I would try disabling the

[web2py] Logging when files are downloaded from the static directory

2010-01-21 Thread jlegler
Is there any way to log when files are downloaded from the static directory of an app and see when they started downloading and when they completed? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web...@googl

Re: [web2py] Re: web2py and apache with mulitple sites

2010-01-21 Thread Johann Spies
2010/1/21 Graham Dumpleton : > As asked in the thread: > >  http://groups.google.com/group/web2py/browse_frm/thread/6ae2a411d79ade50 > > where similar question was asked, you need to indicate: > > """ > What needs to control the root page of the web server, a PHP script > or > web2py? > > Can the

[web2py] UnboundLocalError in gluon/cache.py

2010-01-21 Thread Jeff Bauer
I copied my application to another directory and cleared out the cache variables (because web2py was complaining about them): web2py Enterprise Web Framework Created by Massimo Di Pierro, Copyright 2007-2010 Version 1.74.6 (2010-01-17 12:41:15) Database drivers available: SQLite3 Starting cron...

[web2py] SQLTABLE: how to customise it?

2010-01-21 Thread Johann Spies
I would like the table produced by SQLTABLE to have different column labels (e.g. "Name" for "db.person.name"). How do I do it? Also: I would like the output of SQLTABLE to provide links to individual records simliar to what appadmin does. I could not fully understand the code appadmin uses to a

[web2py] suggestion: decouple tickets from admin interface

2010-01-21 Thread Jeff Bauer
I'm using web2app for a small one-off application in a corporate setting, quickly making changes to code to get a project done. Two users behind a corporate firewall. It's become a real hassle when application errors occur because the tickets aren't visible. I can understand not making the admi

[web2py] keyed tables

2010-01-21 Thread m3tr0
Hi to all, I'm new to the list and also to web2py (I started learning it a week ago). So first of all I must say Thank You to Massimo and to the community for such a great framework!!! Your work is much appreciated! Now back to my question. I've a database on a mssql server with some tables; i need

[web2py] Re: Request/Idea

2010-01-21 Thread mdipierro
I completely agree with this but one more step is necessary. Currently with "web2py plugin" we just mean an autonomous subset of an app. To do what you want we need a sophisticated kind of plugin. I think we need a CMS and plugins that can talk to the CMS. We need a protocol. Massimo On Jan 21,

[web2py] Re: Logging when files are downloaded from the static directory

2010-01-21 Thread mdipierro
You could check the web server logs in web2py/httpserver.log or the apache logs. You could also implement your own download action: db.define_table('mylog',Field('filename'),Field ('start','datetime'),Field('stop',datetime')) def static(): import datetime path = os.path.join(request.fold

[web2py] Re: UnboundLocalError in gluon/cache.py

2010-01-21 Thread mdipierro
Thanks Jeff. We use google code for issue tracking. There are not many because most of the issues you see are with trunk version and therefore we try solve them before they make it to stable. Anyway, if users log the issues, I update it on google code. I tend not log the issues myself because it ta

[web2py] Re: SQLTABLE: how to customise it?

2010-01-21 Thread mdipierro
massimo-di-pierros-macbook:web2py_jeeva mdipierro$ python web2py.py -S welcome ... >>> help(SQLTABLE) class SQLTABLE(gluon.html.TABLE) | given a SQLRows object, as returned by a db().select(), generates | an html table with the rows. | | optional arguments: | | :param linkto: URL (or lam

[web2py] Re: suggestion: decouple tickets from admin interface

2010-01-21 Thread mdipierro
It should be trivial to make a view_tickets app by taking the appropriate action from admin and add auth. I encourage people to build one and I will be happy to post it. Massimo On Jan 21, 7:51 am, Jeff Bauer wrote: > I'm using web2app for a small one-off application in a > corporate setting,

[web2py] Re: keyed tables

2010-01-21 Thread DenesL
Hi Pier, welcome to the group. I believe there is a slight misunderstanding probably generated by Note 5 in the referenced post: 5) update_record function is not available update_record is a function used to update single records (objects of class gluon.sql.Row) and for technical reasons it is n

[web2py] Re: keyed tables

2010-01-21 Thread mdipierro
So this works db(query).update(field=value,...) but this db(query).select().first().update_record(field=value,) does not for keyed tables. thanks Denes for the clarification. On Jan 21, 8:20 am, DenesL wrote: > Hi Pier, welcome to the group. > > I believe there is a slight misunder

[web2py] "Slug" field plus database actions

2010-01-21 Thread pistacchio
hi to all! a couple of questions. i'm writing a simple blog to get used to web2py and get my hands dirty with it (and i love it so far!). each blog post has a title. as i want that title to be in the url when retrieving the post, i need what in django is called a "slug" field, or a pretty, url-fr

Re: [web2py] Re: SQLTABLE: how to customise it?

2010-01-21 Thread Johann Spies
Thanks! 2010/1/21 mdipierro : > > massimo-di-pierros-macbook:web2py_jeeva mdipierro$ python web2py.py -S > welcome > ... help(SQLTABLE) > class SQLTABLE(gluon.html.TABLE) >  |  given a SQLRows object, as returned by a db().select(), generates >  |  an html table with the rows. >  | >  |  opti

[web2py] Re: validation problems

2010-01-21 Thread DenesL
On Jan 20, 6:44 pm, "hamdy.a.farag" wrote: > Thank you Denzel for replying > > for the IS_EXPR(), In fact I did my own validator that does what I > need > It's nice though to know about "onvalidation" which makes life easier > > For the other translation problem, I guess after all that error > mes

[web2py] Re: "Slug" field plus database actions

2010-01-21 Thread mdipierro
Thanks it will be useful. Can you email me the code? form.accepts(request.vars, session) detects submission of some hidden fields in the form (this way works with both GET and POST). if returns True ONLY if the form was submitted and no errors, else otherwise. if form.accept(...) # accepted a

[web2py] Re: keyed tables

2010-01-21 Thread m3tr0
Great! So is even easier to do than expected! (my fault to not double check what update_record does, sorry) Once again Thank you! Pier On 21 Gen, 15:37, mdipierro wrote: > So this works > >    db(query).update(field=value,...) > > but this > >    db(query).select().first().update_record(field=

[web2py] suggestion for a feature

2010-01-21 Thread hamdy.a.farag
Hi Is not it nice to have toutes.py in my models/ so that I can have a route system on the application level and in the same time I can have something like: id = None if request.function == show: id = db(db.table.name == request.args(0)).select(db.table.id) [0].id routres_in = (...

[web2py] Re: validation problems

2010-01-21 Thread hamdy.a.farag
aha, sorry for the misunderstanding Thanks, -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For mor

Re: [web2py] Re: suggestion: decouple tickets from admin interface

2010-01-21 Thread Jeff Bauer
That shouldn't be too hard to do. In the meantime, I realized that I could just grab the tickets from: web2py/applications/myapp/errors Jeff Bauer Rubicon, Inc. On 01/21/2010 08:12 AM, mdipierro wrote: It should be trivial to make a view_tickets app by taking the appropriate action from ad

Re: [web2py] SQLTABLE: how to customise it?

2010-01-21 Thread Alexandre Andrade
A another way to define a different column name is using label Field('myfield', label ='myothernametofield') (in model) or in controller/function (if you don't want to all app)) db.mytable.myfield.label = 'myothernametofield' 2010/1/21 Johann Spies > I would like the table produced by SQLTABL

Re: [web2py] SQLTABLE: how to customise it?

2010-01-21 Thread Alexandre Andrade
ops, its don't work for sql tables... 2010/1/21 Alexandre Andrade > A another way to define a different column name is using label > > Field('myfield', label ='myothernametofield') > (in model) > > or in controller/function (if you don't want to all app)) > db.mytable.myfield.label = 'myothernam

[web2py] Re: suggestion: decouple tickets from admin interface

2010-01-21 Thread mdipierro
also look into scripts/tickets2db.py On Jan 21, 10:34 am, Jeff Bauer wrote: > That shouldn't be too hard to do.  In the meantime, I > realized that I could just grab the tickets from: > >    web2py/applications/myapp/errors > > Jeff Bauer > Rubicon, Inc. > > On 01/21/2010 08:12 AM, mdipierro wrot

[web2py] Re: Cherokee problem

2010-01-21 Thread Ivan P
Johann, mdipierro is correct in saying that setting up web2py with cherokee, for example, is no different than setting up any other framework, there are not many options for framework-server integration. A couple of weeks ago I was also very frustrated with setting up a production server, but was a

[web2py] Re: Cherokee problem

2010-01-21 Thread Ivan P
Although, I take my words back. My way is not the simplest. =) But it is not hard at all and is powerful. On Jan 20, 6:43 pm, Johann Spies wrote: > As I am unable to get a solution to my problems serving web2py using > apache alongside other sites I am trying out Cherokee - so far with no > succe

[web2py] Search frustration

2010-01-21 Thread DenesL
Trying to locate older posts in this group using Google, Gmane, Bing, etc. seems like an exercise in futility. Even with the exact subject of the post NONE of the above can locate it. Ridiculous. No wonder some of the questions keep popping up. Does anybody know of a better way?. We might need to

Re: [web2py] Search frustration

2010-01-21 Thread Thadeus Burgess
What are you trying to find ? -Thadeus On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 3:27 PM, DenesL wrote: > > Trying to locate older posts in this group using Google, Gmane, Bing, > etc. seems like an exercise in futility. Even with the exact subject > of the post NONE of the above can locate it. Ridiculous. >

[web2py] Re: suggestion: decouple tickets from admin interface

2010-01-21 Thread howesc
I'm using web2py on GAE, and wanted to be able to click on a link and view tickets in that world, so i basically did a copy of the code from the admin interface into my default.py so that my app can display the tickets. I'll paste it in here, hope it copies fine in email (i don't think i can add a

[web2py] Re: Search frustration

2010-01-21 Thread DenesL
I already found the post by scrolling thru pages and pages. So then, using the exact words in it, a search got this many hits: zero, zip, zilch, nada! just as if it did not exist. There must a better way... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-use

[web2py] Re: Search frustration

2010-01-21 Thread selecta
i usually use google: site:groups.google.com/group/web2py/ myquery but I am not sure if google archives older posts and provides a different interface for them On Jan 21, 10:36 pm, Thadeus Burgess wrote: > What are you trying to find ? > > -Thadeus > > > > On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 3:27 PM, DenesL

[web2py] Re: Request/Idea

2010-01-21 Thread selecta
great idea, i wrote a couple of plug-ins by now which i guess some of could find useful (user admin, generic star-rating, binarry rating, comments (improved), tagging (improved), systems biology annotations) but since i got like no feedback on posting my fist plug-in and seeing no one else post plu

[web2py] Page processing time

2010-01-21 Thread pistacchio
Hi again! I don't know if this may make any sense as a standard feature, but anyhow... How can I calculate, with a fairly exact approximation, the total time taken to generate a page? What is a reliable "entry point" and "exit point" in web2py page life cycle? In other words: how to get he number o

Re: [web2py] Re: Request/Idea

2010-01-21 Thread Thadeus Burgess
We're going to have a problem though that there will be multiple versions of the same plugin that does the same thing. I also have a comments/tagging/star-rating for my blog, if they offer the exact same functionality (i already have a markdown embeded into my comment plugin) then we don't need two

Re: [web2py] Re: Request/Idea

2010-01-21 Thread Thadeus Burgess
There is also the fact that plugins are just a subset of an app with a naming convention. I do not consider them plugins personally. I think trac has the idea of plugins down, as well as other python applications. The issue comes down to, we all want a kick ass plugin system, but nobody wants to (

[web2py] Alternative to reCaptcha

2010-01-21 Thread pistacchio
Hi, I think it is really cool that web2py works under the hood to keep a site secure (sql injection, xss...) and that it integrates and encourages reCaptcha. As a user, though, i find captchas, in general, and reCaptcha in particular to be annoying and invasive. For a small site that I'm building

Re: [web2py] Re: suggestion: decouple tickets from admin interface

2010-01-21 Thread Jeff Bauer
Thanks, howesc. I think having a mechanism similar to this and supported by Massimo would not be too much of a security risk, assuming it's not turned on by default. There's a big difference between allowing a user to view your source code and granting full admin access. I've added a new issue

[web2py] Re: "Slug" field plus database actions

2010-01-21 Thread Richard
I would like to show dynamic pretty URLs from the root of my app, such as: mysite/pretty-url instead of: mysite/blog/post/show/pretty-url Do I need routes for this? Richard On Jan 22, 1:38 am, pistacchio wrote: > hi to all! > a couple of questions. i'm writing a simple blog to get used to web2

[web2py] Re: Page processing time

2010-01-21 Thread mdipierro
This logged already in web2py/httpserver.log On Jan 21, 4:57 pm, pistacchio wrote: > Hi again! > I don't know if this may make any sense as a standard feature, but > anyhow... How can I calculate, with a fairly exact approximation, the > total time taken to generate a page? What is a reliable "en

[web2py] Re: Page processing time

2010-01-21 Thread mdipierro
You can also run with -F PROFILER_FILENAME, --profiler=PROFILER_FILENAME profiler filename for more detailed info. On Jan 21, 4:57 pm, pistacchio wrote: > Hi again! > I don't know if this may make any sense as a standard feature, but > anyhow... How can I calculate, wi

[web2py] Re: Alternative to reCaptcha

2010-01-21 Thread mdipierro
there is a captcha app on web2py.com/applicances you may want to look at. On Jan 21, 5:12 pm, pistacchio wrote: > Hi, > I think it is really cool that web2py works under the hood to keep a > site secure (sql injection, xss...) and that it integrates and > encourages reCaptcha. > > As a user, thou

[web2py] Re: suggestion: decouple tickets from admin interface

2010-01-21 Thread mdipierro
can you please email it to me? thank you. On Jan 21, 4:07 pm, howesc wrote: > I'm using web2py on GAE, and wanted to be able to click on a link and > view tickets in that world, so i basically did a copy of the code from > the admin interface into my default.py so that my app can display the > t

[web2py] Re: "Slug" field plus database actions

2010-01-21 Thread mdipierro
yes. On Jan 21, 6:14 pm, Richard wrote: > I would like to show dynamic pretty URLs from the root of my app, such > as: > mysite/pretty-url > > instead of: > mysite/blog/post/show/pretty-url > > Do I need routes for this? > Richard > > On Jan 22, 1:38 am, pistacchio wrote: > > > hi to all! > > a

[web2py] Re: 255 jQuery plugins

2010-01-21 Thread Richard
Have you come across a JQuery plugin that supports rapidly skimming through an image set like Google's Fast Flip? For demo see http://fastflip.googlelabs.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to w

[web2py] Re: Logging when files are downloaded from the static directory

2010-01-21 Thread jlegler
Hrm, I've been able to make it detect when the download begins, but determining when it finishes is a horse of a different color. Is the web2py httpserver.log customizable at all? Can I make it log the MAC address or the IP of the machine downloading the file? On Jan 21, 6:02 am, mdipierro wrot

[web2py] Re: Logging when files are downloaded from the static directory

2010-01-21 Thread mdipierro
You have no way of knowing the mac address. It logs the IP already. It always logs 127.0.0.1 if behind a proxy. On Jan 21, 7:13 pm, jlegler wrote: > Hrm, I've been able to make it detect when the download begins, but > determining when it finishes is a horse of a different color.  Is the > web2py

Re: [web2py] Re: Request/Idea

2010-01-21 Thread Jason Brower
I don't know if this would work. But perhaps we could have a selected list of plug-ins. One for each task. A good example if the ubuntu software center. It skips all the extras, and half done stuff and let's people see stuff with clean and clear information, unlike synaptic package manager(every

[web2py] Re: suggestion: decouple tickets from admin interface

2010-01-21 Thread Fran
On Jan 21, 1:51 pm, Jeff Bauer wrote: > I'm using web2app for a small one-off application in a > corporate setting, quickly making changes to code to > get a project done.  Two users behind a corporate > firewall.  It's become a real hassle when application > errors occur because the tickets aren'

[web2py] Case Study: RAD development for Haiti Response

2010-01-21 Thread Fran
We've been building a framework for disaster response for over a year now & Haiti put it to the test as we went live with it. I'm doing a Lessons Learnt, but this isn't it (still in the middle) I just thought I'd highlight one exceptional piece of work: Requirement comes in for a system to store in