Hi, web2py should be kept as simple as possible. In this case, migration should be done explicitly and seperately.
On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 09:49, mdipierro<mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > This functionality could be included in the new DAl but there is a > workflow issue perhaps you can help me brainstorm it and resolve it. > > If we do, web2py will have three source of information that may be > conflicting: > 1) the table description from the model > 2) the table description from the metadata > 3) the table description as surrently in DB > > without 3) web2oy assume that 1) overrides 2) and eventually does a > migration. If we have 3 sources of conflicting information how do we > decide which action to take (migrate? how? what is right?). To me the > workflow become nontrivial and may not be obvious what needs to be > done. > > Massimo > > On Jul 24, 2:03 am, Boriel <bor...@gmail.com> wrote: >> The script I sent several days ago is about that, but at the moment it only >> accepts mysql databases. >> I'll be working on it the next week. >> >> Regards, >> Boriel >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 07:51, Hans Donner <hans.don...@pobox.com> wrote: >> >> > I think this would be a perfect tool for a web2py toolkit (seperate >> > from the main web2py). >> >> > On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 05:38, Alexandre >> > Andrade<alexandrema...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > Leandro, >> >> > > I announced some time ago start in a script/aplication in web2py to do >> > that >> > > with postgresql. But since them I have so many projects, and could not >> > > advanced. >> >> > > I posted a roadmap to do that too. (search for my posts at google >> > groups). >> >> > > What database you use? >> >> > > Mail me in private email to talk about this. >> >> > > 2009/7/23 Leandro - ProfessionalIT <lsever...@gmail.com> >> >> > >> Hi, >> > >> It's possible import a SQL Schemma Database into a model.py ? >> >> > >> I have a big legacy database(with many tables) and I want generate >> > >> the model class from database( If this possbile !). >> >> > >> Any idea ? >> >> > > -- >> > > Atenciosamente >> >> > > -- >> > > ========================= >> > > Alexandre Andrade >> > > Hipercenter.com >> >> -- >> Boriel http://www.boriel.com > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---