Re: Connecting to external databases from Views.py

2012-10-29 Thread Gregg Branquinho
Thanks Tom for this info I have adjusted the models .py as such.. from django.db import models class ModelManagerReadOnly(model.Manager): def update(self, *args, **kwargs): pass class ModelReadOnly(models.Model): objects = ModelManagerReadOnly() # The ReadOnly manager.

Re: Connecting to external databases from Views.py

2012-10-29 Thread Tom Evans
On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 8:44 AM, Gregg Branquinho wrote: > from django.db import models > > > class ModelManagerReadOnly(model.Manager): > def update(self, *args, **kwargs): > pass > > > class ModelReadOnly(models.Model): > objects = ModelManagerReadOnly() # The ReadOnly manager.

Re: Connecting to external databases from Views.py

2012-10-29 Thread Gregg Branquinho
from django.db import models class ModelManagerReadOnly(model.Manager): def update(self, *args, **kwargs): pass class ModelReadOnly(models.Model): objects = ModelManagerReadOnly() # The ReadOnly manager. def save(self, *args, **kwargs): pass #

Re: Connecting to external databases from Views.py

2012-10-29 Thread Gregg Branquinho
Hi guys thanks for the help so Far, from what I understand this is what I have to do for models.. from django.db import models class ModelReadOnly(models.Model): def save(self, *args, **kwargs): pass #raise NotImplemented class Meta: managed = False c

Re: Connecting to external databases from Views.py

2012-10-24 Thread Russell Keith-Magee
On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Gregg Branquinho wrote: > Hi Russel, > > First off thank you for the suggestion, I am going to give it a whirl and > see how it works out.. I have a couple of concerns about the pricing > database it the > * it is on mssql and the data is spread accross 3 databas

Re: Connecting to external databases from Views.py

2012-10-24 Thread jirka . vejrazka
your models in"external DB" method to do nothing -Original Message- From: Gregg Branquinho Sender: django-users@googlegroups.com Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:43:01 To: Reply-To: django-users@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Connecting to external databases from Views.py Hi Russel, Fir

Re: Connecting to external databases from Views.py

2012-10-24 Thread Gregg Branquinho
Hi Russel, First off thank you for the suggestion, I am going to give it a whirl and see how it works out.. I have a couple of concerns about the pricing database it the * it is on mssql and the data is spread accross 3 database on the same server so the query would have to be cross database..

Re: Connecting to external databases from Views.py

2012-10-24 Thread Russell Keith-Magee
Hi Gregg, Is there any reason you can't treat this as a mutliple-database configuration? https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/db/multi-db/ Django allows you to specify more than one database, and then direct queries at specific databases. So, you have your "main" django database for your

Connecting to external databases from Views.py

2012-10-24 Thread Gregg Branquinho
Hi guys I am new to django and have built my first application that is being used to track and compare pricelists from vendors and it is working awesomly, I have had a request for a new feature and I am alittle boggled at to how I am going to do it.. Basically I wasnt to create a view which ret