Than the way to go is to allow customization of headers in datatable.
You should be able to easily moify the way the table are build and use
a db.table.field.label as header,
On Nov 11, 12:48 pm, Marcelo Martinez <alexra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The reason for wanting to rename the column is because I am using the plugin
> web2py.plugin.datatable.w2p and make the query as:
> rows = db (db.accountcode.id_clientes == session.cliente_id). select
> (Db.accountcode.ani) I get the title of the column and I want to show
> accountcode.ani annex the title.
>
> 2010/11/11 Thadeus Burgess <thade...@thadeusb.com>
>
> > To rename a column:
>
> > #Let web2py use migration to create a new column
> > db.define_table('table', Field('oldcolumn'), Field('newcolumn'))
>
> > #Update the data, copy the old column into the new column
> > db(db.table.id > 0).update(db.table.newcolumn = db.table.oldcolumn)
>
> > #Save the changes
> > db.commit()
>
> > #Remove the old column, letting web2py migrate drop the old column
> > db.define_table('table', Field('newcolumn'))
>
> > --
> > Thadeus
>
> > On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 10:10 AM, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu>wrote:
>
> >> In web2py you cannot rename a column. Why do you want to do it?
>
> >> On Nov 11, 9:04 am, mmartinez <alexra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > Good afternoon, everyone.
>
> >> > Well I need to do is to rename the name of a column
> >> > web2py the sql, sql language-I would do as follows when:
> >> > select animals as "Annex" from WHERE accountcode
> >> > accountcode.id_clientes = session.cliente_id;
>
> >> > and web2py do so:
>
> >> > rows = db (db.accountcode.id_clientes == session.cliente_id). select
> >> > (db.accountcode.ani
> >> > as "Annex")
>
> >> > and the error is.
> >> > SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>
> >> > If I can help as it they are grateful.
>
>
