Thanks alot @Lovedie JC, I get now, i figured out how to use it. On Monday, June 10, 2019 at 11:27:27 AM UTC+2, Lovedie JC wrote: > > Further more the request.now which works with the time the item is posted > can also be variable with a different dates i.e if you want an item posted > 1 week ago, you can use the datetime function to select the date one week > ago and choose the date of deleting using timedelta(days =number) > Regards > > On Mon, 10 Jun 2019, 12:16 mostwanted <godir...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> I am having a hard time figuring out how to calculate for variable number >> of days, in my app i list job posts which have different closing dates, >> what i want is for the job post to be deleted a day after its closing date. >> How can achieve this with your algorithm?? >> >> On Sunday, June 9, 2019 at 11:47:53 AM UTC+2, Lovedie JC wrote: >>> >>> import datetime >>> >>> yesterday = request.now - datetime.timedelta(days=1) >>> db(db.post.modified_on < yesterday).delete() >>> >>> I hope this helps. You can work around it but worked for me in deleting >>> previous posts up to the previous date. You don't have to manually delete >>> but works automatically. >>> Regards >>> >>> On Sun, 9 Jun 2019 at 12:41, Lovedie JC <lbjc...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Had one, let check my archives. >>>> >>>> On Sun, 9 Jun 2019, 09:47 mostwanted <godir...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Is there a way to schedule an automatic deleting of content from >>>>> database on a specified date? I have an application that I want to >>>>> delete >>>>> posts when we reach specified dates. If anyone is familiar with this, >>>>> your >>>>> assistance would be greatly appreciated. >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> Mostwanted >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Resources: >>>>> - http://web2py.com >>>>> - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) >>>>> - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) >>>>> - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) >>>>> --- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "web2py-users" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to web...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/web2py/bd76a193-c425-43ca-8a7b-157bd137b860%40googlegroups.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/web2py/bd76a193-c425-43ca-8a7b-157bd137b860%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> -- >> Resources: >> - http://web2py.com >> - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) >> - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) >> - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "web2py-users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to web...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/web2py/4bc7dba8-be9f-465e-958a-0eb1e07f7da7%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/web2py/4bc7dba8-be9f-465e-958a-0eb1e07f7da7%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >
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