sqlobject question...

[Matt Nordhoff]

bruce wrote:
> hi...
> 
> this continues my investigation of python/sqlobject, as it relates to the
> need to have an id, which is auto-generated.
> 
> per various sites/docs on sqlobject, it appears that you can override the
> id, by doing something similar to the following:
> 
> def foo(SQLObject):
>     def _init(self, id, connection=None):
>         id = str(id)
>         SQLObject._init(self, id, connection)
> 
>     cat=StringCol()
>     dog=StringCol()
> 
> 
> however, no matter what i do, i can't seem to insert anything into "id" so
> that i can use the "id"!!!!
> 
> any thoughts/comments/pointers, code samples would be helpful!!!
> 
> thanks

SQLObject may do something weird, but normally the init method is named
"__init__", not "_init". Try changing that.
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