Hi Ed!
I guessed it might be you who answered ;c) see below...
Ed Leafe wrote:
> On Aug 3, 2007, at 11:44 AM, Ricardo Aráoz wrote:
>
>> got some questions for python gurus in fox terms.
>> How do I do set defa to... in py?
>> Is there a getdir() and/or getfile() in some module?
>
> os.getcwd() gets the current working directory, os.chdir() changes
> to a different directory. getfile() is a GUI command, so it isn't in
> Python itself. In Dabo, you'd call dabo.ui.getFile().
>
>> All the docs about ODBC connections to my DB require the use of a Data
>> Source. Is there a way to send just a connection string as I would
>> with
>> sqlStringConnect() without any reference to a Data Source?
>
> Dunno - never used ODBC. What backend are you connecting to?
I connect to SQLserver through ODBC using sqlStringConnect(). But every
reference to odbc connections asks for a Data Source. What do you use in
Dabo to connect to the backend?
>
>> Do I HAVE to reference a Data Source in Dabo too?
>
> If you mean a Windows connection definition, no. With all the
> backends we support, you pass the connection parameters, or define
> them in an XML file.
>
Thanks.
Not there yet, still going through learning Python (slow, not a lot of
free time right now). Beautiful language, loved defining lists by
comprehension. As soon as I can walk by myself in the language I'll take
a deep look at Dabo.
Cheers.
> -- Ed Leafe
> -- http://leafe.com
> -- http://dabodev.com
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