import sys; sys.path.append('/path/to/web2py')On May 25, 8:53 pm, mattgorecki <[email protected]> wrote: > In order to do > > from gluon import DAL > > from an external program, I would need to add gluon to my Python path, > correct? What directory does gluon live in? > > Matt > > On May 25, 7:43 pm, Massimo Di Pierro <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > now you can do, from ANY python program > > > from gluon import DAL > > db=DAL('sqlite://storage.sqlite',folder='applications/app/ > > databases',auto_import=True) > > print db.tables > > > auto_import = True will rebuild all tables WITHOUT executing the > > modules. Tables will have the right names, field names and field types > > but will not have the right attributes (default, widget, readable, > > writable, etc...) because they make no sense without an HTTP request. > > This is only thought to allow a script to perform inserts and selects. > > > CAVEAT: this requires you run the app at least once using the new > > trunk code since requires the new metadata format. By running the app > > the *.table files are automatically converted to the new format. > > > Give it a try. Let me know if you have ideas for improvements. > > > Massimo > > > P.S. More stuff coming soon. ;-)
