"php examples use classes (but we don't have an ORM, so data doesn't map
that way"Thank you, now I understand...
sqlalchemy has ability to map class <--> table, so I thought web2py could
have this feature too,
and I was wondering why web2py doesnt have a built in tree like table class


On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 8:21 AM, Yarko Tymciurak <[email protected]> wrote:

> I'm not sure I understand your question: it seems from the link you
> provided, that this article (for example) gives you all you need to do
> this:
>
> http://articles.sitepoint.com/article/hierarchical-data-database/2
>
>
> Actually, several of the links seem to be of similar usefulness...
>
> The php examples use classes (but we don't have an ORM, so data doesn't map
> that way - the DAL is closer to the data model, so the links provide you
> fairly direct ways to implement all you want, I think).
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 12:01 AM, Vasile Ermicioi <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> But what about a more efficient tree implementation (at least for
>> retrieving ) like nested sets or materialized paths.
>> PhpDoctrine has an implementation
>> http://www.doctrine-project.org/documentation/manual/1_1/en/hierarchical-data#nested-set
>> <http://www.doctrine-project.org/documentation/manual/1_1/en/hierarchical-data#nested-set>This
>> was why I used doctrine in a few projects.
>> Even for implementing by myself I don't know how to do that, is there a
>> method to extend default table behavior, are there some events like
>> before_insert, or something like that? (sorry if it is a basic question, I
>> am still new to web2py, but was interested by this question)
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 1:05 AM, Yarko Tymciurak <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 4:44 PM, Giedrius <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> How i can make recursive one to many relation? I want to have
>>>> generalized categories like: Programing langauge / High level /
>>>> Python, Programing langauge / Low level / C, Programing langauge /
>>>> High level / PHP, Programing langauge / Low level / ASM and so on..
>>>> I tried to like this, but got an error:
>>>>
>>>> db.define_table('category',
>>>>                Field('name'),
>>>>                Field('parent_id', db.category),
>>>>                Field('info'))
>>>>
>>>
>>> To do self-reference or forward reference, use this form:
>>>
>>>                  Field('parent_id', 'reference category'),
>>>
>>>
>>> You can find more about this in section 6.13 of the Manual,
>>> "Self-Reference and Aliases"
>>> ( http://www.web2py.com/examples/default/docs )
>>>
>>> - Yarko
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>>  File "/home/giedrius/web2py/gluon/restricted.py", line 178, in
>>>> restricted
>>>>    exec ccode in environment
>>>>  File "/home/giedrius/web2py/applications/shop/models/db.py", line
>>>> 74, in <module>
>>>>    Field('parent_id', db.category),
>>>>  File "/home/giedrius/web2py/gluon/sql.py", line 537, in __getattr__
>>>>    return dict.__getitem__(self,key)
>>>> KeyError: 'category'
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> >
>

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