January 1999 - Zope - Zope lists

- help with doing PUT . . .
by David Wagle 25 Jan '99

25 Jan '99

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Question: I hope this isn't to much a newbie question. HOW do I code up a page in Zope that will allow the user to use the PUT protocol to upload their own web-page? basically I am trying to allow users to create documents, then add meta-data about those documents to a database, and upload the document to hte server. I have a method that aquires the meta-data and creates the folder for the document. However, i don't have an easy way to allow the users to simply provide the file name to upload using a PUT. I'm guessing I'm just doing something stupid, but if someone could show me a quick example of how to do this I would be most gratefull. dave - ------------------------------------------------- A computer system without Microsoft products is like a dog without bricks chained to its head. - ------------------------------------------------- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP for Personal Privacy 5.0 Charset: noconv iQA/AwUBNqy3W9tGhckXZmDjEQI3pACfVvyP0dtZjBwg7ALtR3pohGwOWycAoM6S vjSfRed/FNs3yvt8eyebBQrF =6JEW -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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- Using external method to set/test cookies, test request vars, set vars?
by Brad Clements 25 Jan '99

25 Jan '99

I'm trying to develop an external method that must do the following: 1. check for the existance of a request.cookie 2. set a reply cookie 3. check for variables in the query string Optionally, I'd like to be able to "set" a variable in an external method that could later be tested in DHTML, though this isn't quite as important. However even the most simple external method is giving me an error, read-only buffer, class from line 266 of ExternalMethod.py Does anyone know what this error means? Is it going to be possible to do items 1 through 3 above in an external method? What about item 4? (I could do REQUEST.set() perhaps) Maybe I'm not importing all the modules I need to.. Which modules do I need to get at REQUEST and REPLY? Brad Clements, bkc(a)murkworks.com (315)268-1000 http://www.murkworks.com (315)268-9812 Fax netmeeting: ils://ils.murkworks.com ICQ: 14856937 We must come down from our heights, and leave our straight paths, for the byways and low places of life, if we would learn truths by strong contrasts; and in hovels, in forecastles, and among our own outcasts in foreign lands, see what has been wrought upon our fellow-creatures by accident, hardship, or vice. - Richard Henry Dana, Jr. 1836

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- Re: Apache problems
by Michel Pelletier 25 Jan '99

25 Jan '99

Kevin Dangoor wrote: > Hi, > > We traded a couple emails a couple days back about my problems getting > Zope to authenticate properly. I have solved part of the puzzle, but still > can't get Zope to see an Authorization header. > > At first, I thought the rewrite engine wasn't working at all. I now > know that it is. Something you may want to put in your WEBSERVER.txt doc: > when using mod_rewrite from a .htaccess file, you need to write your > rewrite rules relative to the local directory. Gotcha. Working on a whole new FAQ, I'll add that. > > > Your example rewrite rule starts with something like: > > RewriteRule ^/Zope/(.*) /zopepath/zope.cgi/$1 [blah blah] > > From htaccess at the doc root, it should be: > RewriteRule ^Zope/(.*) /zopepath/zope.cgi/$1 [blah blah] > > So, I now have the rewriting of the URL happening as expected. However, > I still can't get to the management interface. I don't *think* there > would really need to be any difference in the RewriteCond. Any ideas? I'm assuming in the [blah blah] you still have the e=HTTP_CGI_AUTHORIZATION:%1? Also, The RewriteCond must come before the Rule, that's what the %1 references. Just checking the obvious there, otherwise what I'd suggest is writing a simple script that spits up your environment settings (perl or python will work) and calling that through it's own RewriteRule and see if HTTP_CGI_AUTHORIZATION is even getting set. This is where having a RewriteLog comes in handy, and it tells you what it's setting and when. A possiblity there is to set up your own copy of Zap, have it run as you listening on a high port, and tweak all the rules and settings till you get it to work. At least there you'll have some idea what the Rewrite Engine is doing. -Michel > > > Kevin > > p.s. feel free to copy your reply to this message to the mailing list so > that the Zope Collective can participate... > Collective > -- > Kevin Dangoor > kid(a)ans.net / 734-214-7349

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RE: [Zope] - Re: ZMySQLDA/MySQLmodule.c: Bugs and fixes fixes
by Brian Lloyd 25 Jan '99

25 Jan '99

> Just to follow up: > > I exchanged email w. Joerg Senekowitsch, the maintainer of > MySQLmodule.c. He noted that the bugs I'd found had been > fixed in version 1.4 of the module, which is available from > http://www.python.org/ftp/python/contrib/Database/ > > Are there plans to incorporate this newer rev of MySQLmodule > into ZMySQLDA? Yes - I've rolled the 1.4 sources in and made a 1.1.3 release of ZMySQLDA. It should be available from the zope.org site later today. Brian Lloyd brian(a)digicool.com Software Engineer 540.371.6909 Digital Creations http://www.digicool.com

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Re: [Zope] - Re: Apache problems
by Phil Harris 25 Jan '99

25 Jan '99

Have you made sure that the Options line for your cgi-bin directory has 'ExecCGI' i.e. <Directory "/www/cgi-bin"> AllowOverride none Options ExecCGI Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory> I ask because I struggled for a few hours before realizing that cgi stuff seemed to be working when called directly, but as soon as I used the redirect it stopped working. It's worth a look. HTH Phil wmlph(a)d032.ml.uwcm.ac.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: Michel Pelletier <michel(a)digicool.com> To: <zope(a)zope.org> Sent: Monday, January 25, 1999 2:50 PM Subject: [Zope] - Re: Apache problems >Kevin Dangoor wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> We traded a couple emails a couple days back about my problems >getting >> Zope to authenticate properly. I have solved part of the puzzle, but >still >> can't get Zope to see an Authorization header. >> >> At first, I thought the rewrite engine wasn't working at all. >I now >> know that it is. Something you may want to put in your WEBSERVER.txt >doc: >> when using mod_rewrite from a .htaccess file, you need to write your >> rewrite rules relative to the local directory. > >Gotcha. Working on a whole new FAQ, I'll add that. > >> >> >> Your example rewrite rule starts with something like: >> >> RewriteRule ^/Zope/(.*) /zopepath/zope.cgi/$1 [blah blah] >> >> From htaccess at the doc root, it should be: >> RewriteRule ^Zope/(.*) /zopepath/zope.cgi/$1 [blah blah] >> >> So, I now have the rewriting of the URL happening as expected. >However, >> I still can't get to the management interface. I don't *think* there >> would really need to be any difference in the RewriteCond. Any ideas? > >I'm assuming in the [blah blah] you still have the >e=HTTP_CGI_AUTHORIZATION:%1? Also, >The RewriteCond must come before the Rule, that's what the %1 >references. Just checking the >obvious there, otherwise what I'd suggest is writing a simple script >that spits up your >environment settings (perl or python will work) and calling that through >it's own > >RewriteRule and see if HTTP_CGI_AUTHORIZATION is even getting set. This >is where >having a RewriteLog comes in handy, and it tells you what it's setting >and when. >A possiblity there is to set up your own copy of Zap, have it run as you >listening on a high >port, and tweak all the rules and settings till you get it to work. At >least there you'll >have some idea what the Rewrite Engine is doing. > >-Michel > >> >> >> Kevin >> >> p.s. feel free to copy your reply to this message to the mailing list >so >> that the Zope Collective can participate... >> Collective >> -- >> Kevin Dangoor >> kid(a)ans.net / 734-214-7349 > > > > >

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- Re: ZMySQLDA/MySQLmodule.c: Bugs and fixes fixes
by Mitch Chapman 25 Jan '99

25 Jan '99

Just to follow up: I exchanged email w. Joerg Senekowitsch, the maintainer of MySQLmodule.c. He noted that the bugs I'd found had been fixed in version 1.4 of the module, which is available from http://www.python.org/ftp/python/contrib/Database/ Are there plans to incorporate this newer rev of MySQLmodule into ZMySQLDA? -- Mitch Chapman | 4105 Executive Drive Ohio Electronic Engravers, Inc. | Beavercreek, OH 45430 mchapman(a)oee.com | import StandardDisclaimer

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- Zope Hosting: Sharing vs Dedicated
by Robert OConnor 25 Jan '99

25 Jan '99

I would like to understand these issues more clearly: *Sharing Zope hosting as planned by http://www.codeit.com/announce.html AND *Dedicated Zope with a dedicated server. The February issue of WEBTechniques was where I first learned about ZOPE aka bobo. In that issue www.9netave.net (1) has an ad for a "dedicated server including hardware" for *ONLY* $99/month! I have started to look locally and here in central Maine www.ctel.net (1) would let me put my hardware at their center with "Dual T3's" for $300/month. With their rack mount hardware, it's $550/month. There seems to be a benefit to having one's own server connected to a big pipe. Now, it seems like some issues about sharing zope have not been resolved. Say I share a Zope server with my one domain name and sell service to _my_ customers. * What databases can I use? *Can I use add-on products? * Do they have to be tested by the Host service first? *How do I get charged If I want to add a second and more domain names? I've started to look at these options because Hosting at my location would be very expensive with a small pipe. Cable modems which aren't here yet may be problematic in their own way. Of course, the bottom line is the cost: ~Shared: US$50/month +... VS ~Dedicated: $100 to $300 to infinity and beyond! I look forward to thoughts and Ideas from others. Note: (1) I have no interest or connections with these companies... Just listed as examples. -bobo connor

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RE: [Zope] - Problem evaluating  in DTML
by Brian Lloyd 25 Jan '99

25 Jan '99

> I can't seem to access  directly in my DTML > file though >  works just fine. I'm using the > DocumentTemplate that came with Zope 1.9.0. I'm calling the document > template instance with REQUEST as one of the parameters. > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks, > > Skip Montanaro Skip, Are you calling the template with REQUEST as the default mapping parameter, or as another keyword param? This is the only thing I can see that might be causing this (in Zope, the REQUEST is passed as the mapping param, and  works). Given a template's constructor: def __init__(self, source_string='', mapping=None, __name__='<string>', **vars): ...if you instantiated it using: my_doc=TemplateClass(src, REQUEST, var1='', var2='') then  _should_ work. If, however, you were to use: my_doc=TemplateClass(src, some_other_mapping, REQUEST=REQUEST, ...) or even: my_doc=TemplateClass(src, REQUEST=REQUEST, ...) then  wouldn't work, because REQUEST isn't being used as the default mapping for name lookup (though  would work as expected). Brian Lloyd brian(a)digicool.com Software Engineer 540.371.6909 Digital Creations http://www.digicool.com

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RE: [Zope] - ODBC troubles
by Paul Everitt 25 Jan '99

25 Jan '99

Jeff wrote: > I'm rather new to Zope and am having trouble getting ODBC > connectivity to > work. I've downloaded the file > "ZODBCDA-3.0.3-win32-x86-python-1.5.1.tar.gz" > from the web site, uncompressed it into a file named > "sql.pyd" and placed > that file in the root of my Zope installation direction. When > I try to add a > database connection, I don't see a choice of "Aqueduct ODBC Database > Connection" or anything similar. > > I'm not sure that I'm uncompressing the file correctly. I'm > using WinZip and > it prompts me for the name of the file to uncompress. Hi Jeff. Yes, you analyzed to problem correctly. After uncompressing it, you should have a directory lib/python/Prodcuts/ZODBCDA (I think) in your Zope directory. It should contain several files. Restarting Zope makes it visible in the add list. --Paul

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RE: [Zope] - catching DB errors
by Paul Everitt 25 Jan '99

25 Jan '99

Try tinkering with the standard_error_message document. It gets passed in the exception information so you can do an  to handle exceptions. --Paul > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Hooper [mailto:brian@garage.co.jp] > Sent: Sunday, January 24, 1999 10:10 PM > To: zope(a)zope.org > Subject: [Zope] - catching DB errors > > > Hi - > > I was wondering what is the recommended way to catch database errors > before they get to where the user can see them - I am doing a lot of > stuff using DTML scripting w/ SQLMethods, which works fine, but if > possible I want to be able to shield the user from having to see > 'Zope Unavailable' and/or a big traceback. > > Is there any way to do this from DTML, or do I have to channel things > through a try: except in an ExternalMethod? > > Does anyone have a clever solution for this? > > (By the way, I'm kind of interested in if the error messages can be > collected and customized in one place - as I'm working in Japan, I > want to change all of the server messages so they come out in > Japanese. > I expect there are probably other people that are interested in > internationalization issues also - what have you all been doing?) > > --Brian Hooper > >

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