the question is what for? other than the ORM what else is useful for a desktop app? if it is only the ORM you want take a look at http://www.sqlalchemy.org/
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 7:17 PM, Brad Pitcher <bradpitc...@gmail.com> wrote: > You need to do something like this before import django stuff: > > import os > import sys > > sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))) > os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'web.settings' > > > --------- > Brad Pitcher > > > On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 8:19 AM, Nigel Legg <nigel.l...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Shouldn't it be >> >> from django.db import models >> >> ?? >> >> Cheers, Nigel >> 07914 740972 >> >> >> >> On 16 September 2013 15:25, DJ-Tom <eventel...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> For reporting purposes I want to use List & Label from Combit. The >>> web/online part is no big deal since the reporting module can be run >>> without user interface (creating Excel or PDF files) >>> >>> But the actual form designer part that is used to define the report >>> layout is a windows GUI application, so I would like to have a python file >>> inside my Django app that I can call to start the designer part on my local >>> machine. >>> >>> I have now read a bunch of descriptions on how to use Django in a >>> standalone application but did not succeed so far in actually running my >>> form designer. >>> >>> This is what I currently have, i tried to start this via "python >>> formdesigner.py", after activating the correct virtualenv: >>> >>> from Tkinter import * >>> from ctypes import * >>> import django >>> from models import * >>> >>> LL = windll.cmll18 >>> >>> ### Declaration of application class omitted, this is plain python #### >>> >>> app = Application() >>> app.master.title("List & Label sample application") >>> app.mainloop() >>> >>> >>> Regardless what I try, I can't get the model class import to work. >>> >>> I also tried SET DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=settings and project.settings >>> and project.app.settings... nothing worked. >>> >>> thomas >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Django users" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Django users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.