December 2000 - Zope

append() and spaces
by Sven Hohage 11 Dec '00

11 Dec '00

Hallo, I've got a strange problem. I use RESPONSE.redirect and pass values the usual way --> ('car?bought=1&amount=%s')%(Amount) where Amount is a list-variable. I build Amount dynamically with the append-method, and strangely I can't pass this variable(Error: Bad Request) because Python puts spaces between the values ->[1, 3, 4] So, I have to extract the list and build a new string but this is very uncomfortable! Any hint? Thanks!

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ZClass with images
by Diego Rodrigo Neufert 11 Dec '00

11 Dec '00

Anyone know how to put some images in ZClass? I have done things like putting ZClass with base class OFS:Image but with it I can only assing one Image do the object... I need to assign two or tree images do the object. Thanks... -- Diego Rodrigo Neufert Webmaster / Web Developer - Magic Web Design ----------------------------------------------------------- diego(a)magicwebdesign.com.br www.magicwebdesign.com.br Curitiba - PR - Brasil

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PythonMethod problem
by kosh 11 Dec '00

11 Dec '00

I know I am still using PythonMethods however I have not seen Python Scripts out yet for 2.2.4. Okay here is the problem. How do I call one PythonMethod from another PythonMethod? Example object foo is a python method and it takes a='',b='',c='',d='' does stuff returns a string foo_spec takes parameters a1='',b1='' it should return foo(a=a1,b=b1) However trying to call that foo gives an error. I get a NameError on foo when it is used in foo_spec. However using foo directly does work however I want to make easier customized interfaces for users. Thanks

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Squishdot base href
by Hanno Schulz 11 Dec '00

11 Dec '00

Hi! We got a base href at the first line of every squishdot page! Where does it come from??? And it kill our siteroot at this site. Thanks Hanno Schulz catWorkX GmbH Stresemannstr. 364 22761 Hambug http://www.catworkx.de http://www.catbridge.de Tel.: +49 40 890 646 0 Fax: +49 40 890 646 66

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Read-only zope (not zope from a readonly Data.fs)
by Pericles Akritides 11 Dec '00

11 Dec '00

Hi, Is there a way to make zope run read-only(with whatever loss of functionality doing that implies)? I don't mean to prevent it from trying to write to disk (demo storage, -r), I mean to make it impossible to change persistent objects in the running Zope instance, something like disabling their __setattr__ (since it is hooked by Persistent, right?) Is something like this possible (by modifying ZODB source maybe?) TIA

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Install problem with fastcgi
by sdouche.ml＠free.fr 11 Dec '00

11 Dec '00

Hello all, I try to install mod_fastcgi but Apache says : Cannot load /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_fastcgi.so into server: / usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_fastcgi.so: undefined symbol: ap_os_is_path_absolute /usr/sbin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started I compiled with the options: apxs -o mod_fastcgi.so -c *.c apxs -i -a -n fastcgi mod_fastcgi.so And add in the file http.conf : LoadModule fastcgi_module /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_fastcgi.so Versions used: - Apache 1.3.9-13 (Debian Potato) - Mod_fastcgi 2.2.10 Is you see why ...

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Transparent Folders
by Brenton Bills 11 Dec '00

11 Dec '00

Hi, v0.2 I attempting to use transparent folders. Like Andrew Milton's suggestions on using them to unclutter your tree, I wanted (want) to put all SQL methods in a folder in the root of my zope tree. From under this I wanted to put various tranparent folders grouping likewise functionality, eg, sqlMethods / Students / get_all_students get_all_students_gpa Teachers / get_all_teachers I would like to go, <dtml-in get_all_students> </dtml-in> And reverse aquisition will do its stuff and run the get_all_students in the Students folders. Sadly its not working though, am I correct in thinking that this functionality exists? Am I missing a patch or something? Thanks, Brenton Bills.

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access log analyzer (analog, webalizer etc.)
by Martin Winkler 11 Dec '00

11 Dec '00

Hi listies, since we all use names for urls that are not "standardized" - ending with ".html", ".gif" etc - I am wondering how to do a good logfile analyzing with standard tools like those in the subject line. I am usually running zope behind a http-accelerated squid, so I've configured squid to use "emulate_httpd_log on". But how webalizer doesn't recognize whether it's an image or html output. Did someone already write a tool that converts these logfiles like this (or similar): logfileconverter reads the logfile line by line --> checks against the ZODB whether the url outputs a "jpg", "gif" or "html" --> converts the line in the logfile accordingly (e.g. "/mydir/mymethod" to "/mydir/mymethod.html" and "mydir/mypic" to "mydir/mypic.jpg") --> then saves the modified logfile to disk or pipes it to webalizer. Thanks for your input! Martin

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Re: [Zope-ZEO] Zope 2.2.4 ZEO 0.4.1 (latest anyway) doesn't want to add Products
by Jason Cunliffe 11 Dec '00

11 Dec '00

> Shane Hathaway wrote: > > > Bill Anderson wrote: > > > > On a related note, has anyone successfully made a mounted ZEOStorage > > > > thingum yet (mounted FileStorage for ZEO). > > > > The Wikis folder on zope.org is now a ZEO mount. We have chosen to use > > the ExternalMount product we created internally. It calls an external > > method to open the storage and create the database. It has the > > flexibility advantages we need; for example it lets you move a .fs file > > from non-ZEO to ZEO and back without going through a long recataloging > > process. > > > > Anyone interested in it? > > > > Shane > > Yes please. We are also interested. =+ 'Yes Please' - Jason _________________________________________ Jason Cunliffe = Nomadics['Zmaps'].design

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Why I Love Zope: Success Stories (BEWARE: sappy stuff inside)
by J. Atwood 10 Dec '00

10 Dec '00

I run at least 7 or 8 Zope sites of varying shapes and sizes for about a year now and everyone once in awhile I just have to take a moment and reflect upon how much easier Zope has made my "web" life. There are some of my stories (que the music) - Recently someone took notice of a FAQ on one of my sites (thank you KnowledgeKit) and was trying to figure out how I kept it updated and allowed for user submissions. As I told them about the process (submit, email, edit, approve, go live and added to "new FAQs") I just realized how cool the system really is and how much easier it had all been to do in Zope. The kicker was when I mentioned I had the same system for the links (Thank you SimpleURL). They were stunned, to say the least. Go Zope. - My Brother recently had a child and not only was I able to set my new niece up with a area on the family site but gave my Father a username and password and about five minutes of instructions on how to get images into the photo album (thank you ZPhotoAlbum). I went to bed while he scanned away and published a series of pictures all by himself. Not only was he totally impressed with the system but in the content management features. Of course a link went out to all the family to come and take a look. Zope can now add a new tag line "Father Friendly." - I have been slowly getting Zope into more and more projects at work. We are now at about 5 Zope sites. This really shouldn't seem that amazing except for the fact that I in order to build the very first site in Zope I had to battle for about two weeks with arguments, case studies and ultimately putting my job on the line. Now, when building a new site they don't even question what I will build it in. Zope is CEO friendly as well. - Two of our sites at work were built at the same time. One in Zope one in JSP. Everyone worried about the Zope and how it compared to JSP (Tomcat). Fast forward a few months when the consultants who built the JSP site are gone and the two sites need content management and updating. I spent a little time with one user teaching them how to update some stuff with versions etc and they have been happily doing so ever since. The person who is responsible for keeping the JSP site updated has been struggling with code, FTP issues, compiling problems, etc. After about a month of struggling with her updates and changes she noticed the other user easily go in through his browser, do a quick change and make it go live. Fireworks erupted. She had a TIZZY! "DID YOU JUST CHANGE THE HOMEPAGE THAT EASILY? HOW CAN YOU DO THAT? WHY CAN'T I DO THAT?! OH MY GOD!!" To which he simply replied, "I don't know... I think it is cause it is Zope" (not really knowing what Zope was at all). (last one) - We were building a new brochure site (simple, graphic, etc) and the graphic artist who knows a bit of HTML but mostly works in DreamWeaver and has done a few Zope updates and image uploads in Zope before is heading the project. I set up a Zope server for him, gave him a username and password and basically went on to another project. A few weeks go by and I went to check to see how things had been going thinking that he would probably need me to get the data up there and start building the site in Zope. Not only was the site already built with DTML navigation that he had put in for location specific buttons but he was working on the second version of the entire site in a version. I was totally stunned. Just a nice set of stories for you to share with your peers when they ask you why you should/would or do use Zope. If anyone else has similar stories it would be nice to hear them. Cheers, J

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