Doesn't exactly answer my question. For example, say in web2py you define table with fields a, b, c. In old db you have fields a, b and d. Will you be able to load blank web2py table with old db data for a and b just by importing the old db csv file into the new db? Or will importer choke?
On Sep 19, 7:15 pm, Massimo Di Pierro <[email protected]> wrote: > They do not have to match exactly, it is sufficient all data present > can be parsed by the existing fields types. For example a date can be > loaded into a string or an int can be loaded into a string or a > double. > > On Sep 19, 11:55 am, weheh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I haven't had time to try this but, does anyone already know whether > > csv import will work if only some of the fields match the importing > > table and others do not? It would be useful to degrade gracefully like > > this if new tables don't exactly match old tables.
