Re: How to avoid "no such column" error when I add a new property to a model?

Or use a GUI tool like PgAdmin[0] for PostgreSQL, which is packaged into most psql distributions.


Cheers,
AT

[0] http://www.pgadmin.org/

On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 6:30 PM, Python_Junkie <software.buy.design@gmail.com> wrote:

For those who do not want to use another abstraction module, just use
sql on the database to add the column.

Look up the alter table command for the database that you are using.

On Jan 11, 5:26 am, callum <callum.lo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I created an "Article" model with a few simple properties. I ran
> syncdb, and set up the Django admin site, and added
> "admin.site.register(Article)" in admin.py. Using the Django admin
> site, I created an article by filling in the form.
>
> I then went into models.py and added another property. I ran syncdb
> again, ran the server again, then when I opened the Django admin site
> again, I got the "no such column" error.
>
> When I Googled this, the only obvious solutions I found were to reset
> the app, or at least drop the database table that changed, and start
> over.
>
> But how do I do this without losing my data?

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