You can turn off migrations globally for the entire db connection via DAL(..., migrate_enabled=False).
Anthony p.s., Even people with a programming background find the DAL useful. :-) On Thursday, May 10, 2012 4:01:18 PM UTC-4, simon wrote: > > Can't you just set migrate=false? > > On Thursday, 10 May 2012 20:55:14 UTC+1, Christopher Baron wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I've been using web2py for a few years now. What I find most annoying is >> the DAL. I understand that its easy for people who don't have a >> programming background, but anytime I want to make changes to columns - I >> run into issues large and small. I'd simply prefer to manage my database >> without having web2py altering things. Please advise. >> >
