def connect(self):
QtGui.QApplication.setOverrideCursor(QtCore.Qt.WaitCursor)
connection_string = 'mysql+mysqldb://{username}:{password}@{host}/{database}'.format(username=USERNAME,
password=PASSWORD,
host=HOST,
database=DATABASE)
try:
if self.db is None:
self.db = DatabaseManager(connectionstring=connection_string, electiondate="2015-10-11")
self.statusBar().showMessage("Successfully connected to database")
self.view.actionConnect.setEnabled(False)
self.view.actionDisconnect.setEnabled(True)
self.view.actionInsert.setEnabled(True)
self.view.actionReceive.setEnabled(True)
self.view.actionCalculate_Predictions.setEnabled(True)
except:
QtGui.QMessageBox.critical(self, "Connection Error", "Error connecting to Database:\n" + sys.exc_info()[0], QMessageBox.Close)
QtGui.QApplication.restoreOverrideCursor()
