[web2py] Re: web3py

if there is a guide to help explain how to rewrite my code) if it means I get a better framework. Thanks to you all for your fantastic work. Rod Watkins On Wednesday, 13 January 2016 21:35:36 UTC-8, Massimo Di Pierro wrote: > > It is another experiment. > > It is a rewrite of some of the we

Re: [web2py] Re: Ractive and Single Page Apps

This looks cool. I had not found this. I plan to study it today. Rod On Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 3:17:00 AM UTC-7, mcm wrote: > > This ractive extension could be of interest to you IMHO: > > http://ractive-require.codecorico.com/ > > 2015-10-22 10:11 GMT+02:00 p a : >

[web2py] Re: Ractive and Single Page Apps

The redirection trick is good to know. Little gotchas like that can drive you nuts. I'll put this in my vault for later when I try to learn how to use ractive for my app. On Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 1:11:13 AM UTC-7, p a wrote: > > Two more comments: > > - I don't intend to push all logic

[web2py] Re: Ractive and Single Page Apps

Hi p a, What you have described is basically where I am at. I have a large multi-page app. My plan is to start as you did and "component-ize" it and convert the bulk of the views to components I can then load with ajax. To convert it to a full-fledged SPA, I'd then start using ractive to move

[web2py] Ractive and Single Page Apps

Hello everyone, I am hoping some of you who have already been using ractive.js may be able to help me. I'd like to create a single page app. The usual frameworks for doing so, from what I've read, are angular, backbone (+ marionette) and ember. I've studied angular and ember and each seems to

[web2py] Re: Shceduler mesaging

22:51:04 UTC-5, Rod Watkins wrote: >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> I have a question about the scheduler and communicating between the >> scheduler process and my web app. In another post here, Niphlod suggested >> using the database or the file system to communicat

[web2py] Shceduler mesaging

Hi everyone, I have a question about the scheduler and communicating between the scheduler process and my web app. In another post here, Niphlod suggested using the database or the file system to communicate between the scheduler and my app--for example, to communicate some content to display

[web2py] Application Update

I'd like to add the ability to update my application from within the app (similar to how web2py can update itself through the admin interface). Has anyone tried to do this? Just curious and looking for some suggestions. Thanks y'all -- Resources: - http://web2py.com - http://web2py.com/book

Re: [web2py] Re: in model or controller?

Thanks Niphlod. That was very useful, especially the toolbar trick. I was not aware of that. Many thanks! Rod On Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 3:26:36 PM UTC-7, Niphlod wrote: in order: @alex: same thing. if you can stuff everything inside the define_table() call you'll be sure to have

[web2py] Re: in model or controller?

I have this question as well. And, also, what bout custom widgets assigned after the table definition? Does that trigger the unlazification as well? TIA On Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 3:05:23 PM UTC-7, Alex Glaros wrote: regarding validator better placed in the table definition itself what

[web2py] sessions in redis logout error

Hi all, Has anyone run into this problem? If you use Redis to store sessions, when logging out, the following error is thrown. I'm looking into i8t myself, but thought others may have run into it as well. Thanks Rod type 'exceptions.AttributeError' 'MockQuery' object has no attribute 'delete'

[web2py] Dal cache key name

Hi all, Would it be possible to alter the DAL code for caching to allow the cache key name to be passed as part of the call for selects? I ask because it would make it much easier to invalidate cache entries in a finer grained way, Thanks Rod -- Resources: - http://web2py.com -

[web2py] Re: Dal cache key name

, Rod Watkins wrote: Hi all, Would it be possible to alter the DAL code for caching to allow the cache key name to be passed as part of the call for selects? I ask because it would make it much easier to invalidate cache entries in a finer grained way, Thanks Rod -- Resources: - http

[web2py] Re: nssm and web2py as a windows service

Thanks Niphlod. i had a silly typo i kept missing. Got it working great. rod On Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 3:46:50 PM UTC-8, Tim Richardson wrote: On Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 6:43:03 AM UTC+11, Niphlod wrote: nssm isn't rocket science, from the web2py perspective. The point usually is

[web2py] nssm and web2py as a windows service

Hi everyone, Could someone share with me their nssm configuration to run web2py on port 80 and port 443 with ssl on windows? I've tried to follow the book as well as researching here for fixes, but have had no luck. Either the service fails to load or if it does, I cannot connect. Thanks for

[web2py] Rocket use

Hello all, I am about ready to start deploying my site. It is a private site for about 8-10 users. I was wondering if, given the small size, whether it would be safe to use the rocket web server, rather than apache or nginx? Thanks Rod -- Resources: - http://web2py.com -

[web2py] Re: Rocket use

Good. I like its simplicity. Thanks! On Friday, 24 October 2014 12:42:43 UTC-7, Niphlod wrote: rocket is perfectly fine. On Friday, October 24, 2014 7:29:47 PM UTC+2, Rod Watkins wrote: Hello all, I am about ready to start deploying my site. It is a private site for about 8-10 users. I

[web2py] Re: Learning Management System survey

Excellent. I was not even aware of this thread, but its potential is great. Rod On Thursday, January 9, 2014 6:30:25 AM UTC-8, Massimo Di Pierro wrote: I have something coming up soon. On Thursday, 9 January 2014 03:47:35 UTC-6, Jesus Alvaro wrote: Any news on progress? El sábado, 8 de

[web2py] URL link to external site

Hello, I have a simple question that I haven't been able to find an answer to. I need to know how to use the URL helper to link to an external site. Here is the code I am using: URL(scheme='http', host='forum.xxx.ca/MyBB'). But this appends the default app, controller and function to the

Re: [web2py] URL link to external site

But how do I create the link then? I ask because it is a link used as part of the primary menu system and it seems to only take a URL to create the link. Thanks again Rod On Wednesday, December 4, 2013 8:39:33 AM UTC-8, Jonathan Lundell wrote: On 4 Dec 2013, at 8:22 AM, Rod Watkins

Re: [web2py] URL link to external site

Works great! Thanks!! Rod On Wednesday, December 4, 2013 8:58:38 AM UTC-8, Anthony wrote: The URL() helper just generates a string, so in place of it, just put ' http://forum.xxx.ca/MyBB'. Anthony On Wednesday, December 4, 2013 11:48:19 AM UTC-5, Rod Watkins wrote: But how do I

[web2py] View log file

--a security hole if left as is. So how do I load the content of a text file into my admin page? Sorry for the rudimentary question. And thanks in advance. Rod Watkins -- Resources: - http://web2py.com - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) - https

[web2py] Re: View log file

, Rod Watkins wrote: Hi All, I've managed to get logging to a file, call it app.log, using the logging functions. I now want to be able to display the contents of that file on a page that is secure. Currently, it loads directly through the static file process. But I cannot restrict who

[web2py] DAL error

My log shows the following error--I believe it may due to psycopg2. Traceback (most recent call last): File C:\projects\web2py\gluon\dal.py, line 7538, in __init__ self._adapter = ADAPTERS[self._dbname](**kwargs) File C:\projects\web2py\gluon\dal.py, line 2713, in __init__ if

[web2py] Re: A better way to do this?

(db.tag.name,distinct=True)) On Tuesday, 27 November 2012 11:48:00 UTC-6, Rod Watkins wrote: I need to create a comma separated list of tags from the rows returned from a tags table. This is how I am doing it now, but it seems wasteful. There must be a better way. tag_db = db(db.tag.id0).select

[web2py] A better way to do this?

I need to create a comma separated list of tags from the rows returned from a tags table. This is how I am doing it now, but it seems wasteful. There must be a better way. tag_db = db(db.tag.id0).select(db.tag.name) tag_list = [] for t in tag_db: tag_list.append(t.name) tags = ,

[web2py] Bootstrap departures from standard framework

Hello everyone, I am in the process of preparing my web app to switch over to bootstrap. I wanted to get a better understanding of how the web2py implementation departs in any way from the standard vanilla bootstrap library. I already understand that the welcome scaffold app makes use of some

[web2py] Timezone

I have a question about timezones. What is the best way to handle datetimes entered by users. Since they will enter a datetime in their local timezone, what is the best way to transform that to a UTC datetime value before inserting it into the database? Thanks Rod --

[web2py] VPS Hosting in Canada

in or with servers physically within Canada. I like the idea of a vps server rather than shared hosting since it avoids several complications. So if I could get any recommendations or warning about who to avoid, I would really appreciate your input. Thanks Rod Watkins --

[web2py] Re: Filter select options

= IS_IN_DB(db(query), 'auth_user.id', db.auth_user._format) If you don't like the default auth_user format, you can specify a custom format (e.g., '%(last_name)s, %(first_name)s'). Anthony On Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:41:58 PM UTC-4, Rod Watkins wrote: RTM, eh. I didn't think to look

[web2py] Filter select options

Hello everyone, I have a quick question. I am using the SQLFORM tool and creating a form using the generated custom widgets. One part of the form allows a one to choose a user from a select list (the table has a reference to auth_user). I'd like to limit the options shown in the select list

[web2py] Re: Filter select options

/7 query = (db.table.field == 'xyz') #in practice 'xyz' would be a variable db.table.field.requires=IS_IN_DB(db(query),) put that before calling SQLFORM and voilà. Il giorno mercoledì 30 maggio 2012 22:47:33 UTC+2, Rod Watkins ha scritto: Hello everyone, I have a quick question. I

[web2py] Problem with storage object

I have created a Storage object in a model to expose some settings gathered from the database. But I am facing a problem. When I access the object from a view, it works correctly, e.g., {{=gsettings.setting_name}} produces the correct text in my html. But if I try to access that value in my

Re: [web2py] Problem with storage object

No, no such function. On Wednesday, 16 May 2012 12:46:26 UTC-7, rochacbruno wrote: do you have a function named gsettings in controller? -- Bruno Rocha [http://rochacbruno.com.br]

Re: [web2py] Problem with storage object

Ahh, found it. I did have a function named gsettings. It was in a different model file and I had forgotten to delete it. Thanks for the suggestion. That was two hours wasted. :) Rod On Wednesday, 16 May 2012 12:46:26 UTC-7, rochacbruno wrote: do you have a function named gsettings in

[web2py] Tagging View

I have a question I have not been able to answer for myself. In the web2py cookbook, there is this suggested model for handling tags: db.define_table('data', Field('value')) db.define_table('tag', Field('record_id', db.data), Field('name')) I like that. But I have struggled with the correct

[web2py] Re: Tagging View

Wow, very cool. One question. In the cms app, a page (with an id) already exists so the ajax post to the addtag action can add the tag to the page. In my case the create version of the form will not have an entity with an id yet since it does not exist in the db. Am I wrong to think than that

[web2py] Unit Testing

Hi everyone, I am fairly new to web2py and python programming, but have had some rather wonderful success in the month or so I've been learning it. I am now preparing to start a real project and want to have unit tests as I go. I've read a bit (will be doing more) about python unit testing

[web2py] Best practices question

Hello everyone, I have a question regarding best practices with respect to SQLform and custom widgets. My forms require custom layouts to achieve look I am after. So far, to accomplish this, I have used SQLform to handle the form processing (brilliant, by the way) and then have done my form

[web2py] Re: Eclipse and autocomplete

web2py version): if 0: from gluon import * If you've got db and auth objects, you could also add: from gluon.tools import Auth db = DAL() auth = Auth(db) Anthony On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 10:54:06 PM UTC-4, Rod Watkins wrote: I know this has been asked before. I

[web2py] Eclipse and autocomplete

, Rod Watkins