See also http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/15/helping-web2py#Documentation--Updating-the-book.
On Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 9:42:55 PM UTC-5, Anthony wrote: > > You can send pull requests to the book repo: > https://github.com/mdipierro/web2py-book > > If you want to suggest substantial changes to the organization/structure > of the docs, you might first open a discussion on the developers group: > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/web2py-developers > > Anthony > > On Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 7:30:27 PM UTC-5, Alfonso Serra wrote: >> >> Ive spent 6 hours wondering why i couldnt update or insert a record with >> the interactive console. >> >> After changing mysql user passwords, drop tables, remigrate everything, >> mounting a fresh new web2py installation, tried to disable caching, i wasnt >> able to update or insert a record even tho the docs says you have to type >> row.update_record() after a single change, or db.mytable.insert(field1=...) >> >> its not until i read the commit section when i realised my mistake. >> "In the interactive console you have to use db.commit()!", not the >> models, not the controllers, not the views. >> >> The point is that i was trying to update or insert (with the console), >> while in the docs didnt mention anything about this case, in the update, >> insert sections. >> >> There are many other similar things like this that has happened to me, >> and probably to many people. Most of them has been solved in this forum by >> the developers but improving the docs may help many of us without having to >> bother you guys that much. >> >> I know documenting is not nearly as fun as developing but i would love to >> contribute to it as im learning and facing all these problems. >> >> So yes, the question is. How can we help to improve the docs? >> >> Would it be room for a wiki or is too much trouble? >> >> Thanks >> >> BTW: ive noticed a side effect by trying to insert a record at the >> console without invoking commit. The table auto increment gets incremented >> althought the record isnt inserted. >> web2py 2.12.3 >> mysql 5.5.24 >> > -- Resources: - http://web2py.com - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
