[erlang-questions] mnesia:transform_table

[Håkan Mattsson]

It looks like you have done the right thing. Perhaps you have
simplified your code too much in order to post it on the list?

I tried to reproduce your error, but it worked for me.
See the printouts and the test program below.

/Håkan

16> foo:go(foo).
Before: [{old,7,49},
         {old,6,36},
         {old,4,16},
         {old,1,1},
         {old,9,81},
         {old,10,100},
         {old,8,64},
         {old,2,4},
         {old,3,9},
         {old,5,25}]
Before: [{new,7,49,42},
         {new,6,36,42},
         {new,4,16,42},
         {new,1,1,42},
         {new,9,81,42},
         {new,10,100,42},
         {new,8,64,42},
         {new,2,4,42},
         {new,3,9,42},
         {new,5,25,42}]
ok


-module(foo).
-compile([export_all]).

-record(old, {key, val}).
-record(new, {key, val, extra}).

go(Tab) ->
    mnesia:delete_table(Tab),
    {atomic, ok} = mnesia:create_table(Tab, [{attributes,
record_info(fields, old)},
					     {record_name, old}]),
    [mnesia:dirty_write(Tab, #old{key = K, val = K*K}) || K <- lists:seq(1,10)],
    io:format("Before: ~p\n", [ets:tab2list(Tab)]),
    Transformer =
	fun(#old{key = Key, val = Val}) ->
		#new{key = Key, val = Val, extra = 42}
	end,
    {atomic, ok} = mnesia:transform_table(Tab, Transformer,
					  record_info(fields, new),
					  new),
    io:format("Before: ~p\n", [ets:tab2list(Tab)]).



On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 2:07 PM, andrew mmc <andrewmmc@REDACTED> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I needed to change the structure of an mnesia table.  I followed the example
> in the documentation:
>
> -record(old, {key, val}).
> -record(new, {key, val, extra}).
>
> Transformer =
>   fun(X) when record(X, old) ->
>      #new{key = X#old.key,
>           val = X#old.val,
>           extra = 42}
>   end,
> {atomic, ok} = mnesia:transform_table(foo, Transformer,
>                                      record_info(fields, new),
>                                      new)
>
> Substituting the record names and field mappings as per my
> requirement. The transformation function works fine when I test it on
> a record of the old type, outputting the new record ok.
>
> However, now when I try to read from the new table, mnesia reports
> no_exists, and the old table still exists but reads as empty...  Where
> has my data gone?!
>
> Any help much appreciated!
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Andrew

On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 2:07 PM, andrew mmc <andrewmmc@REDACTED> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I needed to change the structure of an mnesia table.  I followed the example
> in the documentation:
>
> -record(old, {key, val}).
> -record(new, {key, val, extra}).
>
> Transformer =
>   fun(X) when record(X, old) ->
>      #new{key = X#old.key,
>           val = X#old.val,
>           extra = 42}
>   end,
> {atomic, ok} = mnesia:transform_table(foo, Transformer,
>                                      record_info(fields, new),
>                                      new)
>
> Substituting the record names and field mappings as per my
> requirement. The transformation function works fine when I test it on
> a record of the old type, outputting the new record ok.
>
> However, now when I try to read from the new table, mnesia reports
> no_exists, and the old table still exists but reads as empty...  Where
> has my data gone?!
>
> Any help much appreciated!
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Andrew