[Zope-dev] SQL-Methods Through-the-FileSystem

Ender kthangavelu@earthlink.net
Sun, 26 Nov 2000 08:08:33 -0800


Johan Carlsson wrote:
> 
> > Seb:
> > > Does anybody have a good suggestion how to
> > > develope SQL Method ftfs (through the filesystem)
> > > rather than ttw.
> > >
> > > Perferably in someway similare to the HTMLFile way
> >
> > try something like this:
> >
> >   from Products.ZSQLMethods.SQL import SQL
> >   import PoPy
> >
> >   def manage_add_user(self,email,password):
> >
> >     conn = 'PoPy_database_connection'
> >     self.sql_add_user=SQL('sql_add_user', '', conn, 'email password', _sql_add_user)
> >
> >     _sql_add_user = """
> >     insert into tbl_users(email,password)
> >     values (
> >       <dtml-sqlvar email type=string>,
> >       <dtml-sqlvar password type=string>
> >     )
> >     """
> 
> Hi Seb,
> 
> I guess I could skip putting it in a method and create the SQL instance
> as a attribute of the class (that I currently would be working on)?

yes

> Why do I need to import the database module?

sql methods are bound to database connections, you could instantiate one
without, but than you wouldn't be able to use it. 

> Couldn't I just try to locate/create a DA when my class is instantiated?

you could, the search routine in /lib/python/Products/ZSQLMethods/SQL.py
is a good starting point

> Would it be poor design to create a DA connection as an attribute of the class?
> Or would it be perferd to create it in the __init__ as a instance attribute?

do you really want to create a new db connection for every instance of
your class?


kapil