First of all thanks for your comments. > I don't think I can help with the chapters on views and forms but I am > very interested in everything about the DAL and in web services. I'd > like to help out reviewing your manual.
I will post the chapter here when done. > Currently I'm using SQLite for the db although later I might switch to > postgres. I'm trying to understand how best to create my tables (eg. > how to specify a UNIQUE constraint over two or three fields for my > primary key?). Oh gosh, I shouldn't post my questions here. Yes you shoudl!. You cannot create such constraint database side from web2py. Your options are: 1) enforce the constraint at the validators level 2) create the table outside web2py and set migrate=False > Anyway, I'd like to help if I can. > > -- > Rb > > On Jul 6, 8:04 pm, mdipierro <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thank you. I am going to work on this probably one or two more weeks. > > Than I will post here a list if screenshots that are needed and some > > guidelines. > > > I cannot promise much in return other than a mention in the book and a > > copy of the final version to all those who help. > > > Massimo > > > On Jul 6, 9:47 pm, JohnMc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I would be willing to do screen shots if you are looking for a > > > volunteer. > > > > JohnMc > > > > On Jul 6, 7:49 pm, mdipierro <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Let me add that most of the the other chapters have already been > > > > revised, although need some proofreading. > > > > > Only one chapter needs to be added the book (a short one, about web > > > > services) and two chapters still need some revision. Aside for that > > > > all > > > > new features are stable and described in the book. If I get some help > > > > with proofreading and screen shots I can have a web2py book 2nd > > > > edition > > > > in by the end of July, mid August at most. > > > > > Everything I can think of is now described in there. > > > > Then nobody can say the docs do not keep pace with development. > > > > > Massimo > > > > > On Jul 6, 7:09 pm, Massimo Di Pierro <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Here are two very very draft chapters for the second edition of the > > > > > book. > > > > > Chapter 7 has been amended to include CRUD > > > > > Chapter 8 has been added and discusses AUTH > > > > > > This is very draft because I just wrote, I did not not update/add > > > > > screenshots and I did not even read it back. This means it is will of > > > > > > > > > > typos. > > > > > I will appreciate if you could help me proof read it and perhaps try > > > > > some of the examples. > > > > > > web2py_manual_7&8.pdf > > > > > 1317KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
