yes On Tuesday, 25 August 2015 18:02:40 UTC-5, Mark Li wrote: > > Is id_map still necessary to preserver references when using > import_form_csv_file function? > > I read this in the docs ( > http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/06/the-database-abstraction-layer#CSV--all-tables-at-once- > ): > > "When importing, the new records will be appended to the database if it is > not empty. In general the new imported records will not have the same > record id as the original (saved) records but web2py will restore > references so they are not broken, even if the id values may change." > > This does not have any explicit mention of using the id_map parameter, so > is it still necessary to preserve the references between tables? > > On Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 7:33:21 AM UTC-7, Tom Clerckx wrote: >> >> Thanks. >> >> I will try to make some time and contribute in that way. >> >> Note: >> You may want to update the link to your profile on >> http://web2py.com/init/default/who >> --> it results in a page not found. >> >> Best regards, >> Tom. >> >> On Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 7:07:04 PM UTC+1, Tom Clerckx wrote: >>> >>> I recently learned (by searching through the google-group) the >>> usefulness of the id_map={} parameter in the db.import_from_csv_file >>> function. >>> I was wondering why this is not included in the documentation of web2py? >>> >>> Is this on the 'todo' list or is there another reason why it is not >>> included? >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Tom. >>> >>
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