Database API Functions

Common Database functions. These are a part of the db Module and reproduced here because these are global and used in API

sql(query, values=(), as_dict = 0, as_list = 0, allow_testing = 1)

• Execute a query, with given values
• returns as a dictionary if as_dict = 1
• returns as a list of lists (with cleaned up dates and decimals) if as_list = 1

convert_to_lists(res)

Convert the given result set to a list of lists (with cleaned up dates and decimals)

get_value(dt, dn, fieldname)

Return the value of the given field in the given record. For Single Type, set dn = None

set(doc, field, val)

Set a field value in the doc.Document and upate it in the Database.