Re: problem getting the admin to work (in tutorial)

2006-03-09 Thread patrick k
try to set the collations of your database manually (e.g. using cocoamysql on osx), using "utf 8". hope that helps, patrick > > i have been running through the tutorial and everything has been > running fine.. (running macosx).. > > i found my first problem that i have not been able to figur

Re: stringformat in template

2006-03-09 Thread Rob Slotboom
Dear Geert, I entered {{ total_amount|stringformat:".2f" }} and it realy worked :-) Actualy I red the STRINGFORMAT docu but I didn't get the clue. Now I do... Thanks. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group

problem getting the admin to work (in tutorial)

2006-03-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
i have been running through the tutorial and everything has been running fine.. (running macosx).. i found my first problem that i have not been able to figure out.. i am trying to create a superuser, and i am getting the following error (any help on this is appreciated... thanks!): Username (o

django with mod_python

2006-03-09 Thread Gacha
If I write: SetHandler mod_python PythonHandler django.core.handlers.modpython PythonPath "['/home/gacha/poll'] + sys.path" SetEnv DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE myproject.settings PythonDebug On then I get error: EnvironmentError: Could not import DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE But when I change: PythonPath

Re: why is my view for a submitted form not getting a POST?

2006-03-09 Thread Ivan Sagalaev
Amit Upadhyay wrote: > . is django way of handling form is there is any, makes it more > "portable", one less thing to change when you are relocating your > pages on your site, and your template need not know the actual page > where the form would be deployed. In fact tutorial could easily us

Re: specifying a model with a field computed from other fields

2006-03-09 Thread Amit Upadhyay
On 3/10/06, Gavin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I want expenditures to be a ForeignKey, but I want to create it basedon values entered (num_units * unit_cost, account).My question: How can I create a foreign key based on the values enteredfor other fields? _pre_save() is a function that if you define

Re: specifying a model with a field computed from other fields

2006-03-09 Thread Gavin
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Re: specifying a model with a field computed from other fields

2006-03-09 Thread Russell Keith-Magee
On 3/10/06, Gavin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I can compute these values by inspecting both the Orders and Reimbursetables. Is that the best way?Rule 1 of database design - Don't replicate data. Ever. You need to have a serious look at your requirements, and make sure that any given datum has one, a

Can I pass a python iterator to a template?

2006-03-09 Thread Mike Kent
I want to display a grid view of some of the data from a large database. I want to manipulate each data row prior to displaying it, so I can't just let the template code do the database read work. Since the dataset is potentially large, what I want to do is write an iterator which will read the

Re: LDAP _without_ built-in Django user authentication

2006-03-09 Thread Matthew Flanagan
On 3/10/06, Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > OK, I was confused about why Django still needs usernames in its > database even though LDAP is the new authentication method. I thought > it would require authenticating via LDAP, then checking for the user > _and_ pass in Django's database. I did

Re: specifying a model with a field computed from other fields

2006-03-09 Thread Gavin
You're absolutely right, I could simply compute those values as required. I also confess to not having very much dbase design experience so your commentary is valuable. My question was also partly motivated by the documentation on the _pre_save method, which seemed to suggest it might serve my pur

Re: specifying a model with a field computed from other fields

2006-03-09 Thread Malcolm Tredinnick
On Thu, 2006-03-09 at 17:20 -0800, Gavin wrote: > thanks for the reply, let me modify your example. > > class Account(Model): >owner = CharField() > > class Reimburse(Model): > price = FloatField() > count = IntegerField() > account = ForeignKey(Account) > expenditure = Forei

Re: specifying a model with a field computed from other fields

2006-03-09 Thread Gavin
thanks for the reply, let me modify your example. class Account(Model): owner = CharField() class Reimburse(Model): price = FloatField() count = IntegerField() account = ForeignKey(Account) expenditure = ForeignKey(Expenditure) # diff class Expenditure(Model): cost = Floa

Modifying a value between the database and the admin view

2006-03-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi all. Standard opening disclaimer: I'm working on my first django app (0.91), I've read through djangoproject docs, searched around, and I still have a question. I'm trying to modify a value between the database and the Admin view so that I can store things one way and display them to Admins a

Re: specifying a model with a field computed from other fields

2006-03-09 Thread Russell Keith-Magee
On 3/10/06, Gavin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: My question: How can I create a foreign key based on the values enteredfor other fields? I can't help but feel that I'm missing some subtlety in your requirements, but here's a rough example (exact field details, namespaces etc ommitted for clarity): ***

Re: My first troubles after downloading and installation

2006-03-09 Thread Russell Keith-Magee
On 3/10/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:"python manage.py runserver command" works, but "python manage.py init"doesn't work - it fails with error message "The database couldn't beinitialized. an integer required". I am sure I set up database settingscorrectly :-/.Suggest me please

Re: My first troubles after downloading and installation

2006-03-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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My first troubles after downloading and installation

2006-03-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I got an archive and installed Django on my Windows machine. I set up settings to DATABASE_ENGINE = 'mysql' # 'postgresql', 'mysql', 'sqlite3' or 'ado_mssql'. DATABASE_NAME = 'django' # Or path to database file if using sqlite3. DATABASE_USER = 'root' # Not used with sqlit

Re: First topic

2006-03-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: First topic

2006-03-09 Thread Joseph Kocherhans
On 3/9/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Could talk how many web sites (at least, some famous) are done with > Django? There's a list on Django's homepage http://www.djangoproject.com/ And also on the wiki http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/DjangoPoweredSites Joseph --~--~

Re: LDAP _without_ built-in Django user authentication

2006-03-09 Thread Matt
OK, I was confused about why Django still needs usernames in its database even though LDAP is the new authentication method. I thought it would require authenticating via LDAP, then checking for the user _and_ pass in Django's database. I didn't realize that I will only have to copy the username

Re: specifying a model with a field computed from other fields

2006-03-09 Thread Gavin
Thanks for your response and sorry about the cryptic nature of the query. In my model I have a table class (Reimburse) that records an items' unit price, the number of items bought and an account (a ForeignKey) from which the cost (unit price * number of items) will be recorded against. I want to

Re: First topic

2006-03-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sorry my English please, I'd like to say "could you tell" :) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 fr

First topic

2006-03-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello, there! Let's greet you and let me my Django questions :). Could talk how many web sites (at least, some famous) are done with Django? Thanks in advance, Nicolay --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Grou

Re: models and forward declarations

2006-03-09 Thread Michael Radziej
Just found out that ForeignKeyField also accepts the model *name* instead of the model itself. Might solve the problem if this really works out :-) Michael --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django u

Re: CSS issues

2006-03-09 Thread Steven Armstrong
On 03/09/06 11:47, tomass wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I've copied the admin css to be used for my views, but I've added in > this custom section which is a modified version of the FILTER COLUMN > from changelist.css: > > /* FILTER COLUMN (CUSTOM VERSION) */ > > #changelist-filter-custom {position:

Re: models and forward declarations

2006-03-09 Thread Michael Radziej
Rock schrieb: > Search for "forward reference" in this group. (Basically you cleverly > locate your import statement inside a function call.) I found your thread at: http://groups.google.com/group/django-users/browse_thread/thread/71fc72ab1f547d3/4d0dbfdfd9dc8a05?q=%22forward+references%22&rnum=

Re: LDAP _without_ built-in Django user authentication

2006-03-09 Thread ChaosKCW
>Another issue that would create problems is >adding users to LDAP directly -- Django wouldn't know about those users Yes, but you create the user in django on login attempts to django sites. If LDAP auth successfukl: search user DB if not found: add usert to db based on ldap pertmissi

Re: models and forward declarations

2006-03-09 Thread Rock
Search for "forward reference" in this group. (Basically you cleverly locate your import statement inside a function call.) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group

Re: LDAP _without_ built-in Django user authentication

2006-03-09 Thread Matt
Sure that would work, but it sounds like a lot of work, and it's duplicating a lot of data. Another issue that would create problems is adding users to LDAP directly -- Django wouldn't know about those users. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message becaus

Re: __init__.py use for ?

2006-03-09 Thread Eugene Lazutkin
okl wrote: > > im new to python web framework, may i know whats the purpose of the > file? You can find all gory details in Python tutorial: http://docs.python.org/tut/node8.html#SECTION00840 I suggest to read the whole tutorial --- it reasonably small and gives a very good ov

Re: __init__.py use for ?

2006-03-09 Thread Julio Nobrega
On 3/9/06, okl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hi there, > > im new to python web framework, may i know whats the purpose of the > file? Required so you can treat directories as Python packages, and do the "import django.models.dir" trick. "The __init__.py files are required to make Python trea

__init__.py use for ?

2006-03-09 Thread okl
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Re: [0.91] Model, subclassing, accessing superclass ?

2006-03-09 Thread bruno desthuilliers
Laurent RAHUEL wrote: > Ooops, > > It should be : > > class Derived(Parent): > > def _pre_save(self): > do_some_other_things_here > self.my_method() > > Indentation problem ;-) Thanks Laurent, but there was a typo in my original post !-) It

models and forward declarations

2006-03-09 Thread Michael Radziej
Hi, I try to throw django on an existing database. Unfortunately, there are cyclic foreign key dependencies between tables, and I'm looking for a way to express this in the model. (I use the magic-removal branch from cvs). Is there a way? Something like class Bah(Models.model): ... c

Re: [0.91] Model, subclassing, accessing superclass ?

2006-03-09 Thread bruno desthuilliers
bruno desthuilliers wrote: > hello hello > > I must be a bit dumb, but I find myself a bit stucked with model > subclassing. Here's the problem: how does one call on the superclass > method when extending this method in the subclass ? ie: > > class Parent(meta.Model): > > def my_method(

Re: LDAP _without_ built-in Django user authentication

2006-03-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> If it was my decision I'd simply use Django's authentication. > Unfortunately it's my supervisor's decision, and he wants me to use > LDAP _exclusively_ so that's what I have to do. > > I don't know much about LDAP, but from what I understand users can be > grouped based on their level of access

Re: why is my view for a submitted form not getting a POST?

2006-03-09 Thread Amit Upadhyay
On 3/9/06, Glenn Tenney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: see http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/forms/ in the finishedversion of the "create_form" template it uses "action="" with no trailing slash.A . means the current page, and given the page was generated by django, which always adds a / to al

Re: LDAP _without_ built-in Django user authentication

2006-03-09 Thread Matt
If it was my decision I'd simply use Django's authentication. Unfortunately it's my supervisor's decision, and he wants me to use LDAP _exclusively_ so that's what I have to do. I don't know much about LDAP, but from what I understand users can be grouped based on their level of access. For exam

Re: table needs all fields filled in?

2006-03-09 Thread abe
thanks, that seems to work. having trouble understanding what this core=True is actually meaning. -E --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django

Re: table needs all fields filled in?

2006-03-09 Thread tonemcd
Hi, blank=True should allow you to submit a partially-filled form, but you have a lot of core=True fields in there as well, perhaps you have too many? From the Model Reference documentation http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/model_api/; core For objects that are edited inline to a related

table needs all fields filled in?

2006-03-09 Thread abe
hi, I use the class below to define molecule properties: In the admin interface I get a nice mol_properties table to fill, but the values are only accepted if I enter values for all columns of the table. Is this correct behaviour? What can I do to make it accept a partially filled in table? cl

Re: why is my view for a submitted form not getting a POST?

2006-03-09 Thread Glenn Tenney
On Thu, Mar 09, 2006 at 11:21:38PM +0800, limodou wrote: > Please check this document http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/NewbieMistakes > It seems that you lost a '/' after action name "rated". Whoa! Thanks!!!That did it! I never even thought of that because my url pattern had a "rated/$"

Re: why is my view for a submitted form not getting a POST?

2006-03-09 Thread Clint Ecker
What is happening is that Django is redirecting your request from "rating" to "rating/" (which is the correct location).  Unfortunately POST information is lost in this redirect. On 3/9/06, Glenn Tenney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've taken a working template and a working detail view and addeda fo

Re: LDAP _without_ built-in Django user authentication

2006-03-09 Thread ChaosKCW
Whats the problem with faking a user ? I would reccomend during you LDAP auth code you simple create a user in django.users if it doesnt already exit. This can be compeltly transparent to the user, they will never know. I tend to like to have to setup users to my small admin sites, cause everyon

Re: why is my view for a submitted form not getting a POST?

2006-03-09 Thread limodou
Please check this document http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/NewbieMistakes It seems that you lost a '/' after action name "rated". -- I like python! My Blog: http://www.donews.net/limodou NewEdit Maillist: http://groups.google.com/group/NewEdit --~--~-~--~~~---~--~

why is my view for a submitted form not getting a POST?

2006-03-09 Thread Glenn Tenney
I've taken a working template and a working detail view and added a form to that template AND another view to handle that form when submit gets clicked. In my template I've got: Rating: and that view's code is: def place_rated(request, app_label, module_name, object_id=None, template_n

Re: [0.91] Model, subclassing, accessing superclass ?

2006-03-09 Thread Laurent RAHUEL
Ooops, It should be : class Derived(Parent): def _pre_save(self): do_some_other_things_here self.my_method() Indentation problem ;-) Laurent Le Jeudi 9 Mars 2006 14:21, Laurent RAHUEL a écrit : > Le Jeudi 9 Mars 2006 12:58, bruno desthuilli

Re: [0.91] Model, subclassing, accessing superclass ?

2006-03-09 Thread Laurent RAHUEL
Le Jeudi 9 Mars 2006 12:58, bruno desthuilliers a écrit : Hi, > hello hello > > I must be a bit dumb, but I find myself a bit stucked with model > subclassing. Here's the problem: how does one call on the superclass > method when extending this method in the subclass ? ie: > > class Parent(meta.

[0.91] Model, subclassing, accessing superclass ?

2006-03-09 Thread bruno desthuilliers
hello hello I must be a bit dumb, but I find myself a bit stucked with model subclassing. Here's the problem: how does one call on the superclass method when extending this method in the subclass ? ie: class Parent(meta.Model): def my_method(self): do_something_here class Derived

CSS issues

2006-03-09 Thread tomass
Hi Folks, I've copied the admin css to be used for my views, but I've added in this custom section which is a modified version of the FILTER COLUMN from changelist.css: /* FILTER COLUMN (CUSTOM VERSION) */ #changelist-filter-custom {position:absolute; top:0; right:0; width:180px; border-left:

Getting an object' content_type_id

2006-03-09 Thread Rob Slotboom
Is there a way to get an object's content_type_id? I need it to store an object's id and content_type_id in another table. Currently I solved this by using an sql-statement but maybe there is some 'hidden' property or function like: self.content_type or self.get_content_type --~--~-~--