sqlite3 create table col width?
PY help, Using sqlite3 v3.1.3 When I create a table collumn using; newcollum VARCHAR(35), I get a default of 10 spaces. No matter what I set the size to I get 10 spqces, even using varchar(0) defaults to 10 spaces. I would appreciae the help if someone could tell me what I'm missing, I want to varry the column sizes. jim-on-linux -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: sqlite3 create table col width?
On Aug 4, 6:51 pm, jim-on-linux [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PY help, Using sqlite3 v3.1.3 When I create a table collumn using; newcollum VARCHAR(35), I get a default of 10 spaces. No matter what I set the size to I get 10 spqces, even using varchar(0) defaults to 10 spaces. I would appreciae the help if someone could tell me what I'm missing, I want to varry the column sizes. jim-on-linux Hi Jim, You need to create a new thread for this new question so it gets maximum visibility and so is more likely to be answered. - Paddy. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: sqlite3 create table col width?
On Sat, 2007-08-04 at 13:51 -0400, jim-on-linux wrote: PY help, Using sqlite3 v3.1.3 When I create a table collumn using; newcollum VARCHAR(35), I get a default of 10 spaces. No matter what I set the size to I get 10 spqces, even using varchar(0) defaults to 10 spaces. I would appreciae the help if someone could tell me what I'm missing, I want to varry the column sizes. What you're missing is that sqlite columns are type-less. Column type and size are irrelevant: import sqlite3 conn = sqlite3.connect(:memory) cur = conn.cursor() cur.execute(create table t1 (c1 varchar(35))) sqlite3.Cursor object at 0xb7f6dbf0 cur.executemany(insert into t1(c1) values(?), ... [ (X*i*10,) for i in range(10) ] ) cur.execute(select * from t1) sqlite3.Cursor object at 0xb7f6dbf0 for row in cur: print row ... (u'',) (u'XX',) (u'',) (u'XX',) (u'',) (u'XX',) (u'',) (u'XX',) (u'',) (u'XX',) Even though the column was created to be 35 characters wide, it'll happily accept 100-character strings. HTH, -- Carsten Haese http://informixdb.sourceforge.net -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: sqlite3 create table col width?
On Saturday 04 August 2007 14:05, Carsten Haese wrote: On Sat, 2007-08-04 at 13:51 -0400, jim-on-linux wrote: PY help, Using sqlite3 v3.1.3 When I create a table collumn using; newcollum VARCHAR(35), I get a default of 10 spaces. No matter what I set the size to I get 10 spqces, even using varchar(0) defaults to 10 spaces. I would appreciae the help if someone could tell me what I'm missing, I want to varry the column sizes. What you're missing is that sqlite columns are type-less. Column type and size are irrelevant: import sqlite3 conn = sqlite3.connect(:memory) cur = conn.cursor() cur.execute(create table t1 (c1 varchar(35))) sqlite3.Cursor object at 0xb7f6dbf0 cur.executemany(insert into t1(c1) values(?), ... [ (X*i*10,) for i in range(10) ] ) cur.execute(select * from t1) sqlite3.Cursor object at 0xb7f6dbf0 for row in cur: print row ... (u'',) (u'XX',) (u'',) (u'XX',) (u'',) (u' XX',) (u' ',) (u' XX',) (u' ',) (u' XX', ) Even though the column was created to be 35 characters wide, it'll happily accept 100-character strings. HTH, -- Carsten Haese http://informixdb.sourceforge.net Right, the data is there. My question is framed wrong. Your answer pointed out the flaw in the question. Since I'm on linux, the database can be opened with Knoda. Once opened the table collumns are always 10 spaces so all the data is not readable as presented. Not quite a python problem. I can Tk a display for the data, just thought I could save time by letting the user open the table and read the data right from the table. Thanks for the help. jim-on-linux -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: sqlite3 create table col width?
jim-on-linux [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: PY help, Using sqlite3 v3.1.3 You made this message a reply to an existing discussion, so your message is now part of that existing discussion. Please start a new discussion thread by composing a new message. -- \ True greatness is measured by how much freedom you give to | `\ others, not by how much you can coerce others to do what you | _o__) want. --Larry Wall | Ben Finney -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
