maybe some actual source code can clear it up ;) here is what the source says: ----8<---more beautiful code omitted------8<----- raise self.Database_Error, ( 'Invalid connection string, <code>%s</code>.\n' 'The connection should consist of a database name,\n' 'user name, and password separated by spaces.\n' 'The database name may include a host specification\n' 'by following the database name with an @ symbol and a\n' 'host name. A sample connection string is:\n' '<pre>\n' 'sample@cooldata.com public spam\n' '</pre>\n' 'If the password is ommitted, an empty string will be used.' ) ----8<---more beautiful code omitted------8<----- so you need either <mydatabasename> <username> <password> or <mydatabasename>@<mydatabaseserver> <username> <password> i admit i never used MySQL on NT, i would assume if you run it as a service it should be listening on the appropriate tcp/ip port as is. if your zope is on the same machine as the MySQL database that should not be a factor, and you can omit the "@<mydatabaseserver>" part of the connection string. there is no need to put the complete path to the DB into the connection string. it's up to the ZMySQLDA database connector to locate the database given the simple name. hth jens Jens Vagelpohl Systems Administrator Washtenaw Development Council
-----Original Message----- From: zope-admin@zope.org [mailto:zope-admin@zope.org]On Behalf Of David Robson Sent: Thursday, September 23, 1999 14:23 To: zope@zope.org Subject: [Zope] Newbie _still_ unable MySQL connection string on NT
Jens Vagelpohl and Tony McDonald kindly contributed the correct answer to my connection string question. Tony summarized it as
MySQL@SERV3 UserName UserPW
this should work if the database you want to use is called MySQL
Apparently I have a deeper problem. At the very least Im foundering in terminology. Is this matrix correct re database terms?
Item Correct term Commonly-used term
Database application MySQL database
Data file MyFileName database
Table MyTableName table
So I should use a connection string like the following, right? MyFileName@SERV3 UserName UserPW
But, working remotely, I havent created a database file so MyFileName doesnt exist and, of course Z SQL Method wont permit creating a database file or table without a connection. Im missing something basic here.
I tried connecting to an existing sample MySQL file function.tst with no luck.
Also:
Should the path be represented in the db filename as: C:\mysql\examples\tests\function.tst@SERV3 UserName UserPW
MySQL is running as an NT Service. Must I additionally activate a MySQL Server on port 3306?
Confused in NTland
Dave
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