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Using DAL outside of Web2py?

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Bottiger

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Sep 17, 2009, 5:44:17 PM9/17/09
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I need to take snapshots of a websites. This will take a couple
seconds so I need to run it in a separate process from Web2py.

So I am wondering if it is possible to use the DAL inside that
separate python program so I can update the DB when the snapshot is
complete.

Jose

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Sep 17, 2009, 6:33:50 PM9/17/09
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Richard

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Sep 17, 2009, 8:58:58 PM9/17/09
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that snippet duplicates the models, which could lead to maintenance
problems.

You could use your existing model with:
import os
os.chdir('/path/to/web2py/')
from gluon.shell import env
globals().update(env('you_app_name', import_models=True))

王怀玉

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Dec 27, 2009, 4:45:09 AM12/27/09
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to reuse model definition in a module, so i use gluon.shell.env .
code in module is like this:
########  module code start ###############
os.chdir(/path/to/web2py/)
from gluon.shell import env
globals().update(env('my_application_name', import_models=True))
while True:
    print "count", db(db.mytable.id>0).count()
    ### no change at all when i insert a row into db.mytable
    time.sleep(5)
########  module code end ###############
then, execute the module. the problem is that when a row is inserted into db.mytable, the result printed by module doesn't change at all.

how can i solve this ? thank you very much !


mdipierro

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Dec 27, 2009, 10:31:09 AM12/27/09
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If I understand the problem, you need to do

db.commit()

王怀玉

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Dec 27, 2009, 9:15:27 PM12/27/09
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i had done as your advice.
no change at all .
you can try it by yourself.

thank you very very much !
>0).count()
>>     ### no change at all when i insert a row into db.mytable
>>     time.sleep(5)
>> ########  module code end ###############
>> then, execute the module. the problem is that when a row is inserted into db.mytable, the result printed by module doesn't change at all.
>>
>> how can i solve this ? thank you very much !
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mdipierro

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Dec 27, 2009, 10:15:26 PM12/27/09
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How do you insert the row?
The commit goes after you insert the row.

Massimo

On Dec 27, 8:15 pm, 王怀玉 <why00...@163.com> wrote:
> i had done as your advice.
>
> no change at all .
> you can try it by yourself.
>
> thank you very very much !
>

王怀玉

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Dec 28, 2009, 8:55:14 PM12/28/09
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Yes, I do, but failed .
is it ok for u ?
the database I use is mysql . Even I insert a row into mysql through mysql client manually, no change at all, either.
########  module code start ###############
os.chdir(/path/to/web2py/)
from gluon.shell import env
globals().update(env('my_application_name', import_models=True))
while True:
print "count", db(db.mytable.id>0).count()
### no change at all when i insert a row into db.mytable
time.sleep(5)
######## module code end ###############
module name is count.py
execute it with this command:
python count.py

python version is 2.5.4
web2py version is 1.72.3, 1.74.4 also failed
system is windows xp
web2py is installed from source

Thank you, mdipierro
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