Check out the video tutorials on vimeo as well. They're great Regards On Sat, Apr 18, 2020, 11:11 David Swarbrick <dsw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you for the encouragement, and the really useful resources > identified. > > I think I have to work through the book, and where something really is not > understandable (for me), keep going back a few pages and trying again. > > > David Swarbrick da...@swarb.co.uk - dsw...@gmail.com - swarb.co.uk Tel > 0795 457 9992 / +44(0)1484 380326 > > > > On Sat, 18 Apr 2020 at 07:35, AGRogers <rogers...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi David >> >> I have spent that last month and a half trying to learn web2py and python >> and javascript (and css and sqlite and html). I reckon the official web2py >> book has everything in it that you need. However my trouble was that my >> knowledge about everything was so minimal that i often couldn't connect the >> dots. So i found other resources, especially Anthony's many posts on >> stackoverflow, invaluable. >> >> Anyhow, i started collecting links to helpful web2py posts and sites and >> noted them in this document: >> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H6oqWAE6jv0R1HuOEamJkP91f8dPfYURLiMHhuiQTWQ/edit?usp=sharing >> >> The document is ugly but it might be a good place to start when you are >> looking for more info. >> >> I think the thing the official book lacks is sufficient examples. The >> information in it is great and quite complete. But i wasnt smart enough to >> work through my problems without more explicit examples. For example, i >> found this site recently and it has a pile of really helpful query >> examples: https://web2py.wordpress.com/tag/subquery/ >> >> Apart from this group, most of the stuff online for web2py is pretty old. >> But dont be put off by that, it almost always works perfectly. >> >> On Sat, 18 Apr 2020 at 15:13, David Swarbrick <dsw...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Thank you. I will persist. >>> >>> I used to tell my staff that the only daft question was the one >>> unasked. I may be providing a constant supply of evidence to the contrary. >>> >>> On Friday, 17 April 2020 21:52:24 UTC+1, Christian Varas wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I think is better to start with *web2py*, is easy to learn and I >>>> believe that fit better to your site, py4web is really good and more >>>> faster, but in web2py you have more tools to do things. >>>> The transition after from web2py to py4web is not difficult. >>>> >>>> Cheers. >>>> Chris. >>>> >>>> El vie., 17 abr. 2020 a las 16:02, David Swarbrick (<dsw...@gmail.com>) >>>> escribió: >>>> >>>>> I have a UK case law database presently viewable at swarb.co.uk. The >>>>> output is via WordPress. In better times we have had over 30k page views >>>>> in >>>>> a day. Presently I maintain it entirely using an ancient MS Access >>>>> database. >>>>> I need to move to a point where I have a sustainable and up to date >>>>> editing. All that is local at the moment, and SQLite seems an appropriate >>>>> starting point. W2P and P4W seem to offer ideal ways forward. I am a >>>>> retired lawyer with some historic programming skills, not a developer. I >>>>> tend to find modern programming documentation dense, and most of my time >>>>> and attention has to go on content. >>>>> >>>>> Is P4W ready yet for a dumbo? Is there an obvious transition from W2P >>>>> to p4W? >>>>> >>>>> Where do I start? >>>>> >>>>> In any event, congratulations and thank yu. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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/702249ab-643c-496c-8a91-2db2ae775ab6%40googlegroups.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/web2py/702249ab-643c-496c-8a91-2db2ae775ab6%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>> 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 web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/web2py/2b81d34b-0038-4165-bcd8-4e458fcf16e6%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/web2py/2b81d34b-0038-4165-bcd8-4e458fcf16e6%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> 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 web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/web2py/CACWMBMNF50DJVn3AVNJtmCjw_4Q%3D9cR3YUJdBm5hFSPoskVn%3DQ%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/web2py/CACWMBMNF50DJVn3AVNJtmCjw_4Q%3D9cR3YUJdBm5hFSPoskVn%3DQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > 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 web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/web2py/CADqNiN3CYFTT7RFq9Qyp2gdApdXdofcTLRb6N5zV7DBFGx2yWA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/web2py/CADqNiN3CYFTT7RFq9Qyp2gdApdXdofcTLRb6N5zV7DBFGx2yWA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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. 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