If you are using ZClasses with default constructors, this is most likely due to a Product factory method updating a ZClass instance *after* adding it to a folder. CatalogAware will index the instance in the ZCatalog before it gets its fields updated in the constructor, which means that what you get cataloged is a mostly empty object (where 'empty' means 'with default values'). You should call reindex_object() on the ZClass instance after changing it in the constructor, and also everytime you change it. This happens because CatalogAware doesn't track changes to objects. It only tracks removal, insertion and renaming (I think) which means that when you cut/copy and then paste the object, the pasted object works as you expected. Cheers, Leo. On Thu, Sep 13, 2001 at 12:56:25PM +0000, Lukas Maag wrote:

hi all,

i made a catalog aware class and want to use it with a catalog. i'm running zope 2.1.4 on a nt server (sp5). when i add the catalog aware object, it is automatically listed in the catalogs 'catalog' tab, but the indexes are not automatically updated (when i want to search them with a search interface, they do not exist).

strange thing: when i copy the object in the manage enviroment, an paste it afterwards at same place, everything work fine!

can someone help me! thanx