HA! yes, I see it!!! :) Fabulous! THANK YOU!
Now, a little look into eventListeners and handlers and things are
well on their way!
Thanks for the reply!
Mart :)
On Aug 14, 4:36 am, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
> This is not a problem. Say you have
>
> def index():
> return dict()
>
> def mydata():
> row=db(db.mytable.id>0).select()
> return dict(row=row)
>
> you can access the latter from the former via ajax with a timer as a
> component.
>
> # view index.html
>
> {{extend 'layout.html'}}
>
> <scirpt>
> function load_mydata() {
> // load data via ajax
> web2py_component('{{=URL('mydata.load')}}','xyz');
> // refresh even 1000ms without reloading page
> setTimeout(load_mydata,1000);}
>
> jQuery(document).ready(load_mydata);
> </scipt>
> <div id="xyz">loading...</div>
>
> On Aug 14, 12:19 am, mart <msenecal...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
>
> > First day here and hoping to be able to pick the collective brain, if
> > I can. But before I ask, I do have to say that I am absolutely
> > enjoying my experience with web2py, and think that it is without a
> > doubt an outstanding platform! - being a python junky, does make me
> > bias, but regardless, thank you mr. Di Pierro and contributors!
>
> > Ok, so here's the context: I'm a release manager(managing a team of 1,
> > me) and I have an automation framework which is distributed across dev
> > sites. it works a little like a community of servers and handles a
> > number of tasks for me (from builds, to perforce tasks, to remote
> > build deliveries, etc.). Upper management (you know the type ;) ) are
> > requesting that I provide access to logs and reports to any and all
> > processes running through the automation framework. Distribution of
> > work and request are achieved through a messaging system between
> > server to server (like "hey server_5, this is server_2, what in your
> > queue? can you do THIS for me?, etc.) and from user to server. Job
> > requests as well as status & reports are done in the same way. So, all
> > that to say that that upper management is requesting access to logs ad
> > reports. Great! so I tell them to open up a terminal, make a
> > connection to any one of the servers and ask!. Well, seems this is too
> > hard, too complicated... So here I am. was thinking of using web2py
> > (something on T3 would be ideal (or cube2py - which I installed and
> > WOW! is what comes to mind). I am thinking of providing the the
> > following items and wanted to see if any one has done anything on it,
> > thought about it or perhaps can point me in the right direction to
> > start la demarche. My hope, is that what gets delivered to our
> > technically challenged upper management be "too easy to handle" :)
>
> > so, 3 questions:
>
> > 1. Looking to create (if none exists) a widget that can "fioat from
> > app to app (or web2py DB to web2py DB) and a) would detect the DB and
> > expose its tables to the widget where a user could query that DB and
> > retrieve the required data (this widget would keep alive wile pages
> > are being opened and closed... Thoughts? suggestions?
>
> > 2. does anybody know how to make data fields auto -update without
> > having to refresh the page being displayed... Seems I once did
> > something along those lines with flex some time ago...
>
> > 3. well, I'll wait for that one... ;)
>
> > I realize this may be a little far fetched (then again maybe not...),
> > but any help or reality check o this would be greaty appreciated.
>
> > Thanks for you time in reading this post,
>
> > mart :)
