new method for reading local data regarding the local DB

dream/simulation/ConnectionData.py

+
+# import os.path
+from readWip import findFile
+
+''' choose the file where we have the info related to the database we are about to connect to'''
+# insert the path to the file containing the data of the connection, for info see bellow within getConnectionInfo method#
+# XXXX update the arguments with the server data stored on your computer, ADDED FOR TESTING
+filename=findFile('ServerData',"c:/Users/papagiannis/workspace/DreamGit/dream/dream/simulation/", 'txt' )
+# choose a delimiter for the file to be read
+seperator='='
+
+
+def getConnectionInfo():
+    ''' open the file defined by the user (where the database info is stored) and read the info stored there
+        the data must be stored in this form:
+        driver='{<name of the driver>}' e.g. driver='{MySQL ODBC 3.5.1 Driver}',  find out in system tools
+        server='<server address> e.g. driver='localhost' if the server is local
+        port='<the port of the server>' e.g. port='3306' the default for MySQL server
+        data_base='<the name of the database>' 
+        user='<the name of the user>'
+        pass_word='<user password>' 
+    '''
+    fileIN=open(filename,'r')
+    print 321
+    line=fileIN.readline()
+    while line:
+        sout=line.split(seperator)
+        name=sout[0]
+        if name=='driver':
+            driver=sout[1].rstrip()
+        elif name=='server':
+            server=sout[1].rstrip()
+        elif name=='port':
+            port=sout[1].rstrip()
+        elif name=='data_base':
+            data_base=sout[1].rstrip()
+        elif name=='user':
+            user=sout[1].rstrip()
+        elif name=='pass_word':
+            pass_word=sout[1].rstrip()
+        line=fileIN.readline()
+    return driver, server, port, data_base, user, pass_word
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