diff -r 2209e66bb50b -r 500cd0405c7a script/lib/iri_tweet/export_twitter_alchemy.py
--- a/script/lib/iri_tweet/export_twitter_alchemy.py	Fri Aug 12 18:17:27 2011 +0200
+++ b/script/lib/iri_tweet/export_twitter_alchemy.py	Wed Aug 17 18:32:07 2011 +0200
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from optparse import OptionParser #@UnresolvedImport
 from sqlalchemy import Table, Column, BigInteger, MetaData
 from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
-from utils import parse_date, set_logging_options, set_logging, get_filter_query, logger
+from utils import parse_date, set_logging_options, set_logging, get_filter_query, get_logger
 from models import setup_database
 import datetime
 import os.path
@@ -100,13 +100,17 @@
     
     set_logging(options)
         
-    logger.debug("OPTIONS : " + repr(options)) #@UndefinedVariable
+    get_logger().debug("OPTIONS : " + repr(options)) #@UndefinedVariable
     
     if len(sys.argv) == 1 or options.database is None:
         parser.print_help()
         sys.exit(1)
     
-    engine, metadata = setup_database('sqlite:///'+options.database, echo=((options.verbose-options.quiet)>0), create_all = False)        
+    conn_str = options.database.strip()
+    if not re.match("^\w+://.+", conn_str):
+        conn_str = 'sqlite:///' + conn_str
+
+    engine, metadata = setup_database(conn_str, echo=((options.verbose-options.quiet)>0), create_all = False)        
     
     Session = sessionmaker()
     conn = engine.connect()
@@ -158,7 +162,7 @@
             
             for params in parameters:
                 
-                logger.debug("PARAMETERS " + repr(params)) #@UndefinedVariable
+                get_logger().debug("PARAMETERS " + repr(params)) #@UndefinedVariable
                 
                 start_date_str = params.get("start_date",None)
                 end_date_str = params.get("end_date", None)
@@ -191,12 +195,12 @@
                 
                 if content_file and content_file.find("http") == 0:
                     
-                    logger.debug("url : " + content_file) #@UndefinedVariable
+                    get_logger().debug("url : " + content_file) #@UndefinedVariable
                     
                     h = httplib2.Http()
                     resp, content = h.request(content_file)
                     
-                    logger.debug("url response " + repr(resp) + " content " + repr(content)) #@UndefinedVariable
+                    get_logger().debug("url response " + repr(resp) + " content " + repr(content)) #@UndefinedVariable
                     
                     project = anyjson.deserialize(content)
                     root = etree.fromstring(project["ldt"])
@@ -253,7 +257,7 @@
                     
                     
                 if ensemble_parent is None:
-                    logger.error("Can not process file") #@UndefinedVariable
+                    get_logger().error("Can not process file") #@UndefinedVariable
                     sys.exit()
             
                 if options.replace:
@@ -308,18 +312,18 @@
                     
                     project["ldt"] = output_data
                     body = anyjson.serialize(project)
-                    logger.debug("write http " + content_file) #@UndefinedVariable
-                    logger.debug("write http " + repr(body)) #@UndefinedVariable
+                    get_logger().debug("write http " + content_file) #@UndefinedVariable
+                    get_logger().debug("write http " + repr(body)) #@UndefinedVariable
                     h = httplib2.Http()
                     resp, content = h.request(content_file, "PUT", headers={'content-type':'application/json'}, body=body)
-                    logger.debug("write http " + repr(resp) + " content " + content) #@UndefinedVariable
+                    get_logger().debug("write http " + repr(resp) + " content " + content) #@UndefinedVariable
                 else:
                     if content_file and os.path.exists(content_file):
                         dest_file_name = content_file 
                     else:
                         dest_file_name = options.filename
             
-                    logger.debug("WRITE : " + dest_file_name) #@UndefinedVariable
+                    get_logger().debug("WRITE : " + dest_file_name) #@UndefinedVariable
                     output = open(dest_file_name, "w")
                     output.write(output_data)
                     output.flush()