I needed a very similar thing and I ultimately decided to use a "type" char field in the base model that would contain the model name of the subtype.
Michael > -----Original Message----- > From: django-users@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Ernesto Rodriguez Reina > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 7:38 PM > To: Django users > Subject: modeling db inheritance > > > Hello, > I'm need to model a table inheritance in a new project i'm working on, but > i > don't know the best way to do it. > > Here is an explample of what i need: > > class User(models.Model): > firstname = models.CharField(maxlength=100) > lastname = models.CharField(maxlength=100) > > # This should inherit User > class Student(models.Model): > school = models.ForeignKey(School) > > # This should inherit User > class Teacher(models.Model): > school = models.ForeignKey(School) > students = models.ManyToMany(Students) > > # This should inherit User > class Manager(models.Model): > pass > > I think it could be adding a ForeingKey to User, but, how to know, having > a > User if it is Student, Teacher or Manager? > > Any ideas? > > Best Reagards, > > -- > Lic. Ernesto Rodríguez Reina > Facultad de Matemática y Computación, UH. > http://profesores.matcom.uh.cu/~erreina/ > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
