OK but this is not a web2py issue. this is a GAE issue. I do not know the web2py DAL should implement anything but mapping DAL expressions into expression into the underlying database. I do not think it should hide complex manipulations to the programmer.
On Oct 19, 11:09 pm, Richard <[email protected]> wrote: > You can use: > if request.env.web2py_runtime_gae: > records = [db.test[id] for id in test_ids] > else: > records = db(db.test.id.belongs(test_ids)).select() > > But that's messy so I opened an issue about BELONGS support > here:http://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/detail?id=56 > > Turns out it's harder than it looks to implement a BELONGS wrapper > properly for GAE. For instance the sorting would have to be done in > Python. But I'd be happy with basic BELONGS support on GAE without > these frills. > > Richard > > On Oct 19, 5:26 pm, william wang <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi everone, > > > I am a newbie to w2p and gae. As a startup, i develop with the sqlite > > db, now i am trying to run it GaeLauncher. > > Belongs break, it confused me some time to find out gql doesn't > > implement it yet. > > Is it possible to add some more obvious exception string into the gql? > > Like "belongs() is not supported in GAE yet", so newbies like me will > > know what's going on immediately. > > > And my question is: > > my db.py: > > > db.define_tables('groups', Field('name')) > > db.define_tables('posts', Field('group_id', db.groups)) > > db.define_tables('subscribes', Field('group_id', db.groups), Filed > > ('user_id', db.auth_user)) > > > What I am trying to do is find out all the latest posts in my > > subscribed groups (like twitter home timeline) > > > # the codes doesn't work in gae > > # user_subscribes = db(db.subscribes.user_id==auth.user.id)._select > > (db.subscribes.group_id) > > # posts = db(db.posts.group_id.belongs(user_subscribes)).select > > (orderby=~db.posts.created_at) > > > Can you guys help me out with a equal solution for GAE? > > > Thanks, > > William --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

