November 1999 - Zope

Re: [Zope] Announce: Where's the zope? => new version SwiftGenerator
by Itai Tavor 16 Nov '99

16 Nov '99

Jason Cunliffe Wrote: > Hello > > I hope you do not consider this off-topic. This post is intended as food > for thought and not advocacy. > > Zope is notable for its flexible handling of web object structures. But the > web (and especially the commercial web) is notable for its hunger for > graphics and multimedia. > > One of the few systems even attempting to create a dynamic platform for > this is the combination of Macromedias 'Flash Generator' > > http://www.macromedia.com/software/generator/ > which is often combined with Allaire's ColdFusion... > > So where does Zope fit in?? > > 1. SERVER-SIDE MEULTIMEDIA > The intrepid Olivier Debon has posted his latest version of SwiftGenerator > > > http://www.swift-tools.com/ > > It is an obvious candidate tool for use with Zope. Unfortunately, like > Macromdedia's own Generator, SwiftGenerator does not generate vector > garphics from nothing. It is rather a programable editing tool for prepared > garghics and interactive vector graphics. Text can be generated and > atrributes and relationships likewise. Both 'Generators' need Macrodmedia > Flash as an authoring tool to prepare content. SwiftGenerator has a huge > price advantage.[free download] <...snip swift-generator spec list...> This is probably not quite what you're after, Jason, since you seem to focus on generating original Flash graphics PIL style, but I am using swift-generator with Zope to generate dynamic Flash movies. I start with a Flash template, and use DTML to create the dynamic content and a python product calling swift-generator to build the Flash movie. In fact, Zope should be included on swift-generator's success stories list, as Olivier knows about my site. Itai -- Itai Tavor -- "Je sautille, donc je suis." -- itavor(a)vic.bigpond.net.au -- - Kermit the Frog -- -- "What he needs now is understanding... and a confederate victory" -- -- Dr. Jacobi, Twin Peaks --

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Apache + Zope + Authentication
by Erick Mechler 16 Nov '99

16 Nov '99

Disclaimer: I have read 3 months worth of mailing list archives to no avail. Any help on the following problem will be much appreciated. I am trying to configure mod_rewrite to pass authentication information to Zope. Here is the current state of things: Relevant section from httpd.conf: --------------------------------- <Directory "/"> Options FollowSymLinks AllowOverride None Order deny,allow Deny from all # allows Apache to pass authentication headers to zope RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{HTTP:Authorization} ^(.*) RewriteRule ^/(.*) $1 [ENV=HTTP_CGI_AUTHORIZATION:%1] </Directory> RewriteLog /var/log/apache/rewrite_log RewriteLogLevel 9 Zope.cgi -------- #!/export/opt1/zope-2.0.1/pcgi/pcgi-wrapper PCGI_NAME=Zope PCGI_MODULE_PATH=/export/opt1/zope-2.0.1/lib/python/Zope PCGI_PUBLISHER=/export/opt1/zope-2.0.1/pcgi/pcgi_publisher.py PCGI_EXE=/opt/bin/python PCGI_SOCKET_FILE=/export/opt1/zope-2.0.1/var/pcgi.soc PCGI_PID_FILE=/export/opt1/zope-2.0.1/var/pcgi.pid PCGI_ERROR_LOG=/export/opt1/zope-2.0.1/var/pcgi.log PCGI_DISPLAY_ERRORS=1 BOBO_REALM=/export/opt1/zope-2.0.1/Zope.cgi BOBO_DEBUG_MODE=1 INSTANCE_HOME=/export/opt1/zope-2.0.1 Some other information ---------------------- Zope-2.0.1 is installed into /export/opt1/zope-2.0.1/. Web server document root is in /export/www, with HTML and cgi's in /export/www/{docs,cgi-bin}, respectively. After starting ZServer with pcgi enabled, I can connect to http://my.server.name:8080/manage and enter in the superuser name and password. This works perfectly which means that Zope is correctly configured to handle authentication of the superuser. If I shutdown ZServer and go to http://my.server.name/cgi-bin/Zope.cgi, I get the "Welcome to Zope" screen. However, if I try to enter http://my.server.name/cgi-bin/Zope.cgi/manage with the same superuser name and password, I'm denied access. This leads me to believe that the problem is with Apache passing off the authentication duties to Zope. If you need more information, please let me know. My head's sore from banging it up against the wall in my office =) Thanks in advance. Regards, Erick Mechler

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Help with Z Search Interface and ranges
by Willie Peloquin 16 Nov '99

16 Nov '99

Hi, Could someone point me to an example of a Z Search Interface that will allow me to search for instances with less than or greater than type values: ie. price between 10000 and 15000 price >= 10000 and price <= 15000 I really don't understand how these pages are working. Thanks in advance, Willie Willie Peloquin Senior Software Engineer - Contract http://www.ismi.net/~wpeloqui "It is unwise to stray from the obvious and simple."

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Can't get ZDConfera to send notification email.
by Ewald Wasscher 16 Nov '99

16 Nov '99

Hello, I just installed ZDConfera to try it out, and it works fine, except for that it won't send any reply-notification-emails. I do have a mailhost configured, and I've allowed all roles to "Use Mailhost Services". Has anyone experienced this too, or does anyone have an idea what causes my problems? Sending mail with <dtml-sendmail mailhost="localhost"> works. Ewald Wasscher

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Re: [Zope] Help with Z Search Interface and ranges
by Jeff Rush 16 Nov '99

16 Nov '99

Take a look at: http://www.zope.org/SiteIndex/newitems.html/view_source where zope.org uses a lower-range on the date field to show all items new within a recent interval of time. The key is to append a '_usage' string to the name of the field you wish to bracket.   In your case, you'd use both a min and a max:   I can't remember whether the range is inclusive or not i.e. whether it represents >= or just >. -Jeff Rush On Mon, 15 Nov 1999 21:44:16 -0600, Willie Peloquin wrote: >Could someone point me to an example of a Z Search Interface that will allow >me to search for instances with less than or greater than type values: ie. > >price between 10000 and 15000 >price >= 10000 and price <= 15000

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Folder Properties
by Adrian Esteban Madrid 16 Nov '99

16 Nov '99

How can I access a folder's properties from other documents? Example, the Home directory has properties like bg (#FFFFFF), fg (#000000), etc. that I want to use sitewide. I tried it and it works in that folder (/index_html works fine) but in other folders doesn't work /Hardware/index_html). How can I make it work? Do I need to use <dtml-in Home> each time I need to use it? It would be cumbersome and complicated when I'm using other INs for menues and stuff. Any ideas would be apreciated. -- Adrian Esteban Madrid Network Support, ATS Brigham Young University

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Example in Technical Introduction to Object Publishing wi...
by Chandu Patil 16 Nov '99

16 Nov '99

Subject: Example in Technical Introduction to Object Publishing with Zope Hi - This is a rather elementary question - but having struggled with this for a couple of days - I will ask anyway! I am learning Zope and one of the articles that impressed me is the one listed in the subject - by Brian Lloyd and Amos Latteier. For my learning system I am using Windows 95 laptop with Zope 2.01. I have the example code (dtml and python) in \program files\zope\lib\python\products\jobboard directory. What is the mechanism by which I can test and run this product? I can get the DTML files in Zope with the management screen. Using the same to get all the python functions seems like a lot of work. Is there another way? Thanks for your help. Chandu Patil

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ZSQL and batch processing
by Ulrich Wisser 16 Nov '99

16 Nov '99

Hello, I try to make a batched output from an ZSQL result. I got the previous link working. But whatever I do no next page link will be shown. Did anybody already make this thing work? I have 23 objects returned and only five will be in one batch. That part works fine (easy going, out of the box). When I give different qs parameter it works. Only the "next page" link doesn't show up. Any suggestions? Please find my code below. Thanks Ulli <dtml-in sqlListDirectories size=5 start=qs> <dtml-if sequence-start> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2 CLASS="contenttitle">Verzeichnisse <dtml-var sequence-step-start-number> - <dtml-var sequence-step-end-number> (total: <dtml-var count-name>) </TD></TR> </dtml-if> </dtml-in> <dtml-comment>  <dtml-in sqlListDirectories previous size=5 start=start> <TR><TD ALIGN=LEFT ><A HREF="<dtml-var document_id><dtml-var sequence-query>start=<dtml-var previous-sequence-start-index>">Vorherige Seite</A></TD></TR> </dtml-in> <dtml-in sqlListDirectories next size=5 start=start> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT><A HREF="<dtml-var document_id><dtml-var sequence-query>start=<dtml-var next-sequende-start-index>">Nächste Seite</A></TD></TR> </dtml-in> </dtml-comment> <dtml-in sqlListDirectories size=5 start=qs> <dtml-if sequence-start> <TR> <TD ALIGN=LEFT> <dtml-if previous-sequence>  <A HREF="<dtml-var document_id><dtml-var sequence-query>qs=<dtml-var previous-sequence-start-index>">Vorherige Seite</A> <dtml-else>   </dtml-if> </TD> <TD ALIGN=RIGHT>  <dtml-if next-sequence> <A HREF="<dtml-var document_id><dtml-var sequence-query>qs=<dtml-var next-sequence-start-index>">Nächste Seite</A> <dtml-else>   </dtml-if> </TD> </TR> </dtml-if> <TR> <TD><A HREF="dtEditDirectory?dirid=<dtml-var id>"><dtml-var name></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="<dtml-var url>"><dtml-var url></A></TD> </TR> </dtml-in> -- ----------------- Die Website Effizienzer ------------------ luna-park Bravo Sanchez, Vollmert, Wisser GbR Ulrich Wisser mailto:u.wisser@luna-park.de Alter Schlachthof, Immenburgstr. 20 Tel +49-228-9654055 D-53121 Bonn Fax +49-228-9654057 ------------------http://www.luna-park.de ------------------

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Zope Init script?
by Adrian Esteban Madrid 15 Nov '99

15 Nov '99

Does anybody have an init script that will work with Zope.2.0.1.src? I'm a Linux starter and for the light of my heart I can't get Zope to start automatically. -- Adrian Esteban Madrid Network Support, ATS Brigham Young University

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Zope Content Manager's Guide: Creating a product
by Eron Lloyd 15 Nov '99

15 Nov '99

I'm having trouble with creating the "HomeSite" configuration interface example in the ZCMG, specifically when trying to add an "Instant Site" object to a page. Specifically, I get a traceback that states the following: Zope Error Zope has encountered an error while publishing this resource. Unauthorized You are not authorized to access manage_changeProperties. Traceback (innermost last): File /home/aquarius/Zope2/lib/python/ZPublisher/Publish.py, line 214, in publish_module File /home/aquarius/Zope2/lib/python/ZPublisher/Publish.py, line 179, in publish File /home/aquarius/Zope2/lib/python/ZPublisher/Publish.py, line 165, in publish File /home/aquarius/Zope2/lib/python/ZPublisher/mapply.py, line 160, in mapply (Object: Builder) File /home/aquarius/Zope2/lib/python/ZPublisher/Publish.py, line 102, in call_object (Object: Builder) File /home/aquarius/Zope2/lib/python/OFS/DTMLMethod.py, line 145, in __call__ (Object: Builder) File /home/aquarius/Zope2/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_String.py, line 502, in __call__ (Object: Builder) File /home/aquarius/Zope2/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_With.py, line 148, in render (Object: manage_clone(Home,REQUEST['new_id'],REQUEST)) File /home/aquarius/Zope2/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_Util.py, line 315, in eval (Object: manage_changeProperties( title=REQUEST['new_name'], company_name=REQUEST['new_name'], message=REQUEST['new_message'], contact_phone=REQUEST['new_phone'], )) Unauthorized: (see above) I know that for some reason I'm unauthorized to change properties...yet I am doing this as a authorized user for that folder. I did everything step by step in the guide. Did I catch a common newbie "gotcha"? Eron.

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