Where do I put database = session.get('database','default_database') ??
In model?
So if I understand correctly first there has to be a default database, but
then after user selects the value a connection is set for the selected
database?
On Monday, August 27, 2012 8:59:03 PM UTC+2, Massimo Di Pierro wrote:
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> If this is a new app you may want to replace
>
> auth = Auth(baza, hmac_key=Auth.get_or_create_key())
>
> with
>
> auth = Auth(baza)
>
> as it will be faster and same security because latest Auth has built-in
> salting.
>
> About your problem. You cannot complete let the user specify it. You must
> have a default and a set of default values:
>
> database = session.get('database','default_database')
>
> The you can have a form that stores the one they want into session.database
>
>
>
>
> On Monday, 27 August 2012 10:09:34 UTC-5, Yebach wrote:
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>> Hello
>>
>> My problem is that my app has to go to specific database on postgres to
>> check for users.
>> you can visit my app on http://portal.iurnik.si/
>>
>> You can see that the user select a value from popup and then the app goes
>> to a specific database to read data.
>>
>> After that I want to create a login form.
>>
>> I created it but,.....
>>
>> I created a separate model users.py with this code
>>
>> database = now it is hardcoded so it works all the time
>> baza = DAL('postgres://postgres:postgres@localhost/'+ database,
>> migrate=True)
>> auth = Auth(baza, hmac_key=Auth.get_or_create_key())
>> auth.settings.controller="user"
>> auth.define_tables()
>>
>> But what I would like to do is read the database name from url and the
>> right url comes only after user selects the right value from popup. And
>> that is why the app chashes if I don't hard code the db name. Logically.
>>
>> What do you suggest? also after logout user would stay on the second page
>> not to go to default page (where do I set that parameter)
>>
>> Thank you
>>
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