There is a bug with the version of the web2py you are using update to a newer version. There has been a few posts in this group about that.
The other solution is to install psycopg2 and use that driver. On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 7:05 AM, Cliff Kachinske <[email protected]> wrote: > Have you created a postgres user? > Does the user own the database? > Does the user have a password? > > If not, make these things happen. A Google search will take you to the > Postgres manual pages. > > If there is a user named "testuser" with a password "testword" then your > connection string should look like this: > > db = DAL('postgres://testuser:testword@localhost:5432/testbank') > > Note the 5432. That's the default postgres connection port. > > Undo your changes to the dal code. > > On Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:25:25 AM UTC-4, lucas wrote: >> >> and i did "CREATE DATABASE testbank;" under psql and it does exist as an >> empty database at this point. >> > -- -- Regards, Bruce Wade http://ca.linkedin.com/in/brucelwade http://www.wadecybertech.com http://www.fittraineronline.com - Fitness Personal Trainers Online http://www.warplydesigned.com

