I have found the answer:
table.update(values={table.c.id:myNewSequenceNumber}).execute()
On Aug 29, 4:33 pm, "alex.schenkman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi:
>
> I'm new to SQL.
> I have to execute the following SQL line, which updates a sequence
> number. The table zseq_document_types_lookup has only one record with
> this number.
>
> update zseq_document_types_lookup set id=2;
>
> I thought of retrieving the record with something like this:
>
> class Sequence(object):
> pass
>
> def someFunction():
> db = create_engine( ... )
> metadata = BoundMetadata( db )
> session = create_session( bind_to = self.db )
> table = Table('zseq_document_types_lookup', metadata,
> autoload=True)
> mapper(Sequence, table)
>
> 'Fetch the only record in the table'
> sequenceNumber = session.query(Sequence).selectfirst()
>
> 'Increment the sequence number'
> sequenceNumber.id += 1
>
> session.flush()
>
> BUT, it doesn't work. I get an error "Can't change the identity of
> instance sequenceNumber"
>
> My guess is that there is a better way of updating this record...
>
> Thanks in advance!
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