Thanks for the response I can look at converting the fixtures to json of that would make it work.
I wouldn't contribute xml.support at this stage, the quality of my contribution would likely be poor. Sayth On 14/05/2014 4:24 pm, "Avraham Serour" <tovm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Fixtures are usually in json. Not sure if the is support for importing > fixtures in XML > In any case you can always parse them yourself and create the proper > objects > > Don't forget that this is an open source project, you can code XML support > and contribute > On May 13, 2014 10:40 PM, "Sayth Renshaw" <flebber.c...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Can I ask for some assistance please. >> >> For my project I will need to upate the database from an external xml >> file consistently. The xml is like this one >> http://old.racingnsw.com.au/Site/_content/racebooks/20140515GOSF0.xml >> If i have create my model objects, most of which will have a direct >> correlation to the xml file, but there will be extra model objects and >> fields relating to user input. How can I do updates to my database via xml. >> >> There are 2 docs I have been reviewing >> https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.6/howto/initial-data/#providing-initial-data-with-fixturesand >> https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.6/topics/serialization/. >> >> The guides talk about creating a fixture but I am not sure it is >> appropriate exactly and I am unsure from the guide how I would setup a >> mapping so that the xml data went to the correct model object. >> How do I do this? >> >> Currently I have my model as. >> >> from django.db import models >> >> class Meeting(models.Model): >> location = models.ForeignKey(Venue) >> MeetingRace = models.ForeignKey(Race) >> meeting_id = models.IntegerField(8) >> meeting_date = models.DateField() >> rail = models.CharField(max_length=75) >> weather = models.CharField(max_length=10) >> trackcondition = models.CharField(max_length=15) >> >> class Venue(models.Model): >> NameVenue = models.CharField(max_length=50) >> FullNamevenue = models.CharField(max_length=70) >> ClubCode = models.IntegerFields(5) >> AssosciationClass = models.IntegerField(5) >> >> class Race(models.Model): >> RaceHorse = models.ForeignKey(Horse) >> RaceID = models.IntegerField(8) >> RaceNumber = models.IntegerField(3) >> RaceDivision = models.IntegerField(10) >> RaceName = models.CharField(max_length=80) >> RaceClass = models.CharField(max_length=20) >> RaceDistance = models.IntegerField(12) >> RaceMinWeight = models.IntegerField(3) >> RaceRaisedWeight = models.IntegerField(3) >> RaceAge = models.IntegerField(3) >> RaceGrade = models.IntegerField(3) >> RaceWeightCondition = models.CharField(max_length=80) >> # Check timing method, fastest, sectional >> #Review adding conditionals >> >> class Horse(models.Model): >> HorseTrainer = models.ForeignKey(Trainer) >> HorseJockey = models.ForeignKey(Jockey) >> HorseName = models.CharField(max_length=40) >> HorseID = models.IntegerField(10) >> HorseBlinkers = models.IntegerField(3) >> HorseBarrier = models.IntegerField(3) >> HorseWeight = models.IntegerField(3) >> HorseRating = models.IntegerField(3) >> >> Thanks >> >> Sayth >> HorseDescription = models.CharField(max_length=60) >> >> -- >> 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. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/f8e008bf-1f0a-4a0a-a35c-04c59f9997f6%40googlegroups.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/f8e008bf-1f0a-4a0a-a35c-04c59f9997f6%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Django users" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/django-users/TZ2GbmlVk1o/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/CAFWa6tKhyhqSF1whMkPKYtrAR-NzwJWER3S0Qr-Nsr4ysbTo2Q%40mail.gmail.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/CAFWa6tKhyhqSF1whMkPKYtrAR-NzwJWER3S0Qr-Nsr4ysbTo2Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. 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