RE: [PEAR][DB][DataObject] links.ini

I believe what you have is fine, and you report that it does work. Basically, the structure is: [table] foreign_key = other_table:key Maybe the wording isn't that clear. Andy > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthias H. Risse [mailto:usenet@risse.org] > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 3:56 PM > To: pear-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PEAR][DB][DataObject] links.ini > > Dear people: > > Alexey Borzov suggested me looking to DB_DataObject FormBuilder. While > setting up DataObjects and fumbling with foreign key relations there rised > a > question reg the mydbname.links.ini-file: > > > http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.database.db-dataobject.db- > dataobject.getlinks.php > > they say that the syntax of the links.ini-file should be something like > this: > > [person] > person_id = convention:person_id > > I just dont really understand this. I would think that I would need to set > up something like this: > > [person] > convention_id = convention:id > > ,because I want to 'say' that in table "person", the field convention_id > is > linked to the (primary key) field id in table convention... am i blind or > is > there something wrong in the manpages? Manually invoking a join via > getLink() works perfectly tho. Unfortunately a try like the example below > doesnt work for me, as well. I read that naming conventions are deprecated > - > maybe thats the source of my or the manuals confusion? > > Thank you, > Matthias > > -- > PEAR General Mailing List (http://pear.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php