On Nov 11, 2007, at 2:55 PM, Jorge Godoy wrote:
>> One other possibility is to code the default inside a database >> trigger. > > But then you can't say that you have a NOT NULL column because if > you omit > the value then you'll get an SQL error... (While you can say, for > example, "INSERT INTO table (column) VALUES (DEFAULT)" to get the > default > value.) im fairly certain triggers used to generate INSERT values are compatible with NOT NULL columns. although in this particular thread I dont think I understand the issue exactly, it seemed like it was just asking for some Python function to be executed external to the database value itself; in which case the solution is to use a custom TypeEngine or TypeDecorator class. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sqlalchemy" group. To post to this group, send email to sqlalchemy@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sqlalchemy?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
