Python Database Apps

[Prateek]

On Sep 13, 4:55 am, Ed Leafe <e... at leafe.com> wrote:
> On Sep 12, 2007, at 10:53 AM, darien.watk... at gmail.com wrote:
>
> > Thanks for ideas Ed.  I am checking out dabo now.  I do have a few
> > questions about it.  Packaging.  Is it easy to package into a quick
> > install for windows.  The users are going to want to get too in
> > depth.
>
>         py2exe is your friend here. I know several developers who have used
> this to distribute Dabo apps, so we could certainly help you get your
> setup.py working.
>
> > Second, data sources.  When I'm adding a data source to the
> > window in class designer, it always picks up the one I created (which
> > incidentally was a sample, my form for connection manager isn't
> > working at the moment.)  My idea is to have the the local sqlite
> > database as the only viewable data source, and the server side only
> > for syncing.  So they logon, sync up, sync down, and view.  I'm
> > worried about having to get them to install python, dabo, and the app.
>
>         The users would never see any of the Class Designer, connection
> editor, or any of the other development tools. I would imagine that
> you would need to code the sync parts by getting the current changed
> data from the local SQLite database, creating a connection to the
> server DB, doing the insert/update as needed, grabbing the latest
> from the server, disconnecting from the server, and then updating the
> local data. The user would probably need to do nothing more than
> click a button to start running your code.
>
>         As far as what the user must install, that's what will happen with
> any Python solution. py2exe takes care of all of that, bundling
> Python, Dabo, your database modules, and any other dependencies into
> a single .exe file. You can then use something like Inno Setup to
> create a basic Installer that will look and work like any other
> Windows application installer.
>
> -- Ed Leafe
> --http://leafe.com
> --http://dabodev.com

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--Prateek Sureka