Actually the TEMPLATE_DIRS does nothing. In order to get my apps to work outside of the project directory I edited the manage.py file and added :
import sys sys.path.append('..\\..\\..\\django-apps\\trunk') This allows me to reference my applications from a central site (django-apps\\trunk) ... Is this the correct approach ? Thanks On Oct 5, 3:32 pm, Johan <djjord...@gmail.com> wrote: > Good day > > I want to develop an application in django which can be used in > multiple django sites/projects. The one approach is to create one > project (mysite) and then to create the application in the site > project (myapp). The application is then added to the project via the > settings file with INSTALLED_APPS = ('mysite.myapp'). Now I create the > econd project (mysite2). I want to use exactly the same app in my new > site. The one approach is to copy the subdirectory from the first > project to the second, and the to add the application to the project > via the settings file( INSTALLED_APPS = ('mysite2.myapp')). The > second is to create the application in a common directory somewhere > NOT in the directory tree of either the projects. The issue is how do > I within the django framework set the path so that the application can > be added to the project settings file with something like > INSTALLED_APPS = ('applications.myapp'). > If I add the directory of my application/s root to the TEMPLATE_DIRS > variable in the settings file I can do the above (I'm asuming this is > a side effect of the framework updating the sys library path)), but it > seems to be incorrect since my usage has nothing to do with templates. > > Any help/guidance would be appreciated. > > Tahnks --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---