If you are using NTFS take a look into "hard links" they are simlinks for windows. I used them for gaming back in the day. (to trick the games that they were installing on C: when they were really installing on T :)
-Thadeus On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 9:59 PM, BrendanC <bren...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thadeus, > Many thanks for your fast response - you nailed it - the newer version > I installed is looking for files/apps on my C drive - (I had set the > the previous version's apps up on my D drive). I just need to move > them per your suggestion. FWIW - I've also used the WingIDE for some > Python development and like it a lot for general coding/debugging. > > P.S. I'm not sure if it's possible to symlink in windows (xp). Windows > short cuts are somewhat similar to symlinks but may not work with > web2py . > > thx again! > > On Feb 25, 6:43 pm, Thadeus Burgess <thade...@thadeusb.com> wrote: >> web2py stores all applications in >> >> web2py/applications >> >> So in this folder you will find >> >> web2py/applications/admin >> web2py/applications/welcome >> web2py/applications/<yourapp> >> >> You can edit these files with any external editor that you desire. >> Personally I prefer WingIDE, however since I cannot afford it I use >> Netbeans with python plugin. I just create my project and references >> my applications folder, and all of my apps are version controlled as >> well. >> >> What has probably happened, from your description, is you had a old >> version of web2py, you created your app and everything, and then you >> downloaded a newer one in a new location. You just need to copy your >> applications/<yourapp> from the old web2py directory to the new one. >> >> And since web2py/applications/<yourapp> is all self contained, you can >> easily store this elsewhere on your computer and simlink it to the >> web2py/applications directory. Though keep in mind applications >> created through admin will always existin in >> web2py/applications/<yourapp>, but even then you do not need to use >> admin to create/or edit any of the files. >> >> -Thadeus >> >> >> >> On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 5:04 PM, BrendanC <bren...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > newbie qns - >> > I just d/loaded the latest version of web2py and on start up I see >> > that a small app I created some time ago is not listed in the app list >> > - the files are there in the web2py directory. >> >> > Is there something I need to do to include missing apps (this is on >> > Win XP - so it's not a symlink issue afaik)? >> >> > also - where does web2py store its files by default and is this >> > configurable? (Fwiw I like to use my own (color coded editor for code >> > editing). >> >> > TIA, >> > Brendan >> >> > -- >> > 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 more options, visit this group >> > athttp://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en. > > -- > 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 more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en. > > -- 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 more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en.
