If you start web2py from the console you should see the output to the
console. You can also print to a file or log the output if that makes
it easier.
On Nov 10, 5:47 am, Omri <omri...@gmail.com> wrote:
> sorry for the stupid question - but how can I call the "print data" function
> inside a function that is called through JSONRPC? where will I see the
> output?
> in case it helps - I know that at least I get the two fields that I sent,
> because the last line (where I name them specifically) works.
>
> On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 21:01, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
> > As a debug check. I'd like to see what you gate if you "print data"
> > before the update.
> > Just in case what you put it in it is not what you get.
>
> > On Nov 9, 1:25 pm, Omri <omri...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > in the qooxdoo application, I define data as
> > > data = {name: "Prüfung", textfield : "Etwas mit umlaut- üäüöö"}
> > > and then send it through an asynchronous call (using
> > > qx.io.remote.Rpc.callAsync)
>
> > > On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 19:42, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
> > > > can you print data? What is in data?
>
> > > > On Nov 9, 12:20 pm, Omri <omri...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > I did some tryouts and it seems that the only problem is with the
> > > > > update method, and then only when called through service.jsonrpc. I
> > > > > created the following model:
>
> > > > > db.define_table("debug_stuff",
> > > > > Field("name", length=100),
> > > > > Field("textfield", "text"),
> > > > > format="%(name)s")
>
> > > > > and defined the following function in the controller (default):
>
> > > > > @service.jsonrpc
> > > > > def debug_umlauts(data):
> > > > > # db["debug_stuff"].insert(**data) # <--- Worked, no
> > problem
> > > > > # db(db["debug_stuff"]["id"] == 2).update(**data) # <---
> > Didn't
> > > > > work
> > > > > db(db["debug_stuff"]["id"] == 2).update(name = data['name'],
> > > > > textfield=data['textfield']) # <--- Worked
> > > > > return "OK update"
>
> > > > > The only line that didn't work was the second one, where I tried to
> > > > > use the **data for the update method. The problem is that I want the
> > > > > method to be general, and therefore cannot use the method of the
> > third
> > > > > line to specify for .update what fields I'm updating.
>
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Omri
>
> > > > > On Nov 8, 5:19 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
>
> > > > > > Can you try put a u in front of the string u"..."
>
> > > > > > On Nov 8, 5:30 am, Omri <omri...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > Hello,
>
> > > > > > > I'm having a unicode problem with the DAL.
>
> > > > > > > I'm developing a (mainly) RPC database application with qooxdoo
> > as JS
> > > > > > > framework and web2py as the webserver.
>
> > > > > > > I have created a fairly generic update_record function which
> > simply
> > > > > > > gets two input variables - a table name and a data dictionary
> > with
> > > > > > > name/value pairs which correspond to the fields of the table.
> > > > > > > My function looks like this:
>
> > > > > > > def update_record(table_name, data):
> > > > > > > db(db[table_name]['id'] == data['id']).update(**data)
> > > > > > > return db(db[table_name]['id'] == data['id']).select()
>
> > > > > > > My application should work both in English and in German, and my
> > > > > > > problem is that when I try to update a string value with an
> > Umlaut
> > > > > > > (example - "Überwlad") I get an error:
> > > > > > > "UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc3 in
> > > > > > > position..."
>
> > > > > > > I am able to insert records to the database with Umlauts, but I
> > use a
> > > > > > > different method for the insert. I use the syntax of .insert(name
> > =
> > > > > > > value, name2 = value2,...).
>
> > > > > > > I tried to encode all the data keys which are unicode objects
> > without
> > > > > > > success, it keeps raising the same error.
>
> > > > > > > Am I missing something here, or is this a bug? And more
> > > > interestingly,
> > > > > > > how can it be solved?
>
> > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > Omri
>
>
