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[p3c0]

@Scottish_Jason Don't do that. Instead open the connection only once. QSqlQuery will always use this default connection.

[Scottish_Jason]

@p3c0

When I take out the secondary QSqlQuery query(db) lines I always end up with query was not declared. How do I initialize the database per function? it has always confused me until now

[p3c0]

@Scottish_Jason Check this example specifically the createConnection method. Modify it as per your need.

[Scottish_Jason]

@p3c0 Thanks, but what if I want to use the same database throughout many functions?
how do I pass the db variable to open?

[p3c0]

@Scottish_Jason That is what is default connection. It is available across all functions or classes. Just use QSqlQuery directly or you can also try

QSqlQuery query(QSqlDatabase::database())

in this case it will return the default one.

[Scottish_Jason]

@p3c0

well guys, thanks for the help but I think I really need to hang up the hat on this one... no matter how I try to initialize the database on a second function ( or lack of initilization) I either get database not open or duplicate database open that causes instability and crashes.

I have been up all night trying to get it working so maybe I'm just tired but I'm starting to think this might be a bit over my head. Thanks for the help guys

[p3c0]

@Scottish_Jason I would suggest you to start from some simple examples keeping the earlier example code in mind ofcourse after some sleep. It works :)

[Scottish_Jason]

@p3c0

The strange thing is I am only implementing this block once in my loadsensors() function

QString dbname = "sensors";
QSqlDatabase db = QSqlDatabase::addDatabase("QSQLITE");
db.setDatabaseName("sensors.sqlite");
QSqlQuery query(QSqlDatabase::database());

and then just QSqlQuery query; in the following functions but it still insists that the database is locked.
( I need query defined so I can do the prepare's etc on each function )

I probably sound awfully silly right now but I'm kinda struggling coming from a php mainly background to this. Any hints down the correct path would be appreciated

[clochydd]

@Scottish_Jason
Hi, what happens, if you declare your query that way:

QSqlQuery query;
...
query = QSqlQuery(db);

[clochydd]

@Scottish_Jason

You are using DB Browser for SQLite parallel - is there a chance that it locks your database?

[Scottish_Jason]

@clochydd said:

@Scottish_Jason

You are using DB Browser for SQLite parallel - is there a chance that it locks your database?

YAYYY thanks so much.
the browser itself was the culprit. Values are being updated now.

Thank you all +reps

one last question if I may:

instead of dropping the data into the 'FC-28' column I would like it to drop it under the name of whatever is selected on another table, any help in that direction?

query.prepare("UPDATE sensors SET pin1 = :dp, attached_gpio = :cp WHERE sensor_name = "selected item on sensor_table");
query.bindValue(":dp", dp1);
query.bindValue(":cp", cp1 );

[p3c0]

@Scottish_Jason Do it in the same way which you did for the other placeholders viz. for eg. :dp and :cp in your example.

[clochydd]

@Scottish_Jason
Hi Jason, may look like:

QString mySearch;
...
mySearch = "FC-28";
query.prepare("UPDATE sensors SET pin1 = :dp, attached_gpio = :cp WHERE sensor_name = :search;");
query.bindValue(":dp", dp1);
query.bindValue(":cp", cp1 );
query.bindValue(":search", mySearch );