Re: [Tutor] Distributing MySQL with my application

2009-03-23 Thread Alan Gauld
"Lauren Snyder" wrote 1. how do I create a database that is not in users localhost? Currently I just use MySQL's "create [database]" command after I connect using MySQLdb.connect The connect string should include the machine/port information. Alan mentioned something about "Do you not use

Re: [Tutor] Distributing MySQL with my application

2009-03-23 Thread David
Lauren Snyder wrote: 2. I also like the idea of writing a script to check to see if MySQL is installed. However, I need pointers on writing this script and also the script to auto install MySQL on another user's computer. Thank you again for your help and brilliant ideas! Lauren Are these

Re: [Tutor] Distributing MySQL with my application

2009-03-23 Thread Lauren Snyder
alma [mailto:andre...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 7:29 AM To: Lauren Snyder Subject: Re: [Tutor] Distributing MySQL with my application Hi! It depends for what do you want for your aplication. How about you create a database anywhere else(not in users localhost) for each user who

Re: [Tutor] Distributing MySQL with my application

2009-03-21 Thread Alan Gauld
"Lauren Snyder" wrote I have written an application in python that uses a MySQL database. I want to distribute this application to many users so I created an executable 1. Is it possible to bundle the database into my application? It may be possible but it is unusual. Normally the databas

[Tutor] Distributing MySQL with my application

2009-03-21 Thread Lauren Snyder
Hello! I have written an application in python that uses a MySQL database. I want to distribute this application to many users so I created an executable using GUI2exe. My executable works marvelously. However, when attempting to run the app on a computer that doesn't have the MySQL server runn