Good to know... Those can be good subject in the new version of the book since it can be confusing for new user... I didn't know that b4.
Thanks for the thread, Yannick P. On Apr 16, 10:27 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > There is also the issue of form_factory. You have no DB there and must > use SQLField. > > Massimo > > On Apr 16, 9:06 pm, Iceberg <iceb...@21cn.com> wrote: > > > I guess the answer is NO, because we need backward compatibility. > > However, I would suggest to add the description about SQLField VS > > db.Field in DAL document (http://www.web2py.com/examples/default/dal), > > so old users do get confused when seeing db.Field at the first time. I > > bet few people know the difference between SQLField and db.Field > > before this discussing thread. I didn't know that too. > > > On Apr17, 6:00am, Italo Maia <italo.m...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > shouldn't SQLField be removed, then? > > > > On 16 abr, 10:07, desfrenes <desfre...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > ok, this is clear now :-) > > > > > On Apr 16, 3:03 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > > > > > I am saying they are equivalent since db.Field == SQLField. > > > > > > Some times, if you use GAE, SQLField can be ambiguous (because there > > > > > are two of them one in gluon.sql and one in gluon.contrib.gql). > > > > > db.Field always refer to the correct one and avoids the ambiguity. > > > > > > I would suggest always using db.Field but this is not a big deal. > > > > > > Massimo > > > > > > On Apr 16, 5:12 am, desfrenes <desfre...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > I'm not sure to understand what that means... you mean SQLField > > > > > > should > > > > > > be used in relational databases and Field in non-relational > > > > > > databases ? > > > > > > > On Apr 16, 6:54 am, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > > > > > > > db.Field() because it avoid conflicts when running on Google App > > > > > > > Engine. > > > > > > > > On Apr 15, 10:37 pm, Italo Maia <italo.m...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Just saw a video (http://www.vimeo.com/2720410) where db.Field > > > > > > > > was > > > > > > > > user, and not SQLField...Which should be used? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
