On 6 Dec 2010, at 00:50, Chris Johnson wrote:
> import couchdb
> db_name = strftime("%Y%m%d.%H%M%S")
> couch = couchdb.Server('http://127.0.0.1:5984')
> db.save = couch.create(db_name)
>
> I have tried removing the period as well and that did not seem to work. If I
> statically assign a value to db_name as opposed to using a command (db_name =
> 'abc123') everything seems to work. Ultimately my goal is to be able to
> create dynamic databases, so if anyone has any ideas, I am open.
Databases must start with a lowercase character.
See http://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/HTTP_database_API#Naming_and_Addressing for
details.
Cheers
Jan
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>
> Randall Leeds wrote:
>> Maybe you can show us what you tried that didn't work?
>> Perhaps it's just that a period ('.') is not allowed in a database name.
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 12:33, Chris Johnson<[email protected]> wrote:
>>> I am relatively new to couch and have tried searching for the answer to
>>> this, but have not been very successful. I currently use python for the bulk
>>> of my scripting and would like to start using couch for the database. The
>>> challenge I am up against is that I am trying to create a database based on
>>> a variable within a python script. I have tried using the couchdb library
>>> and I have not been successful in using it with variable substitution.
>>>
>>> As an example, I would like to create a new database each time the script is
>>> run. The database name will be a time stamp
>>>>>> db_name = strftime("%Y%m%d.%H%M%S")
>>>>>> print db_name
>>> 20101201.114428
>>>
>>> Is there a way to create the database either directly using the actual
>>> command or through variable substitution?
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
