May 2000 - Zope - Zope lists

Re: [Zope] One line patch for rename
by Tres Seaver 11 May '00

11 May '00

Paolo Bizzarri <p.bizzarri(a)icube.it> wrote: > I have found pretty useful the following change in the zope > OFS/renameForm.dtml > > Change the line > > <INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="new_id" SIZE="20"> > > to > > <INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="new_id" VALUE="<dtml-var id>" SIZE="20"> > > In this way, you do not have to rewrite the name of an object, only to > correct it. I just checked in a patch from the Collector which does this, while also enabling *multiple* rename. See: http://classic.zope.org:8080/Collector/1065/view Tres. -- ======================================================================= Tres Seaver tseaver(a)digicool.com http://www.zope.org Digital Creations "Makers of Zope"

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RE: [Zope] ODBC client for Zope on Linux/Unix
by Webmaster 11 May '00

11 May '00

I can't speak for how it would work with zope, but EasySoft has and ODBC-ODBC-Bridge. The server portion installs on the NT and the client on the Linux. This allows PHP, ColdFusion, etc to access the local ODBC driver (the client) and it remotely connects to the datasource on the NT. http://www.easysoft.com -- We have not yet purchased the bridge yet, but the 30 day demo works nice (again... we have not tested it with zope). Jamey > -----Original Message----- > From: Jerry Spicklemire [SMTP:jerry@spicklemire.com] > Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 3:22 PM > To: zope(a)zope.org > Subject: [Zope] ODBC client for Zope on Linux/Unix > > Hi Zope Fans, > > We are looking at moving some of our backend data sources to NT (don't > ask) > and have had no luck coming up with a good connection scheme for Zope > running remotely. Some form of Zope DA that can interface with ODBC / JDBC > would seem to be reasonable. Alternately adding a minimal Zope on NT to > send ZClient requests through might work, but seems suboptimal. Anyone > else > having better luck with this one? > > Thanks, > Jerry S. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Zope maillist - Zope(a)zope.org > http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope > ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** > (Related lists - > http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce > http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev )

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Re: [Zope] Managing tons of inter-related DTML methods
by Tres Seaver 11 May '00

11 May '00

Sean McGrath <sean(a)digitome.com> wrote: > Dia dhaoibh mo chairde Zopeannach! > > (Irish variation of "hello fellow Zopistas". A bit irregular > in Irish which does not have the letter 'Z':-) > > I am creating DTML methods at a rate of knots and wondering > how best to manage them in a modular fashion. > > I like the idea of segregating the methods into folders > but am worried about arranging that the methods that > call each other can do so... If these methods can be thought of as being attached to objects which belong to a common taxonomy, then moving them into ZClasses might make sense. > > Also, I have a shed load of external methods. What is > recommended practice here? Bundle all code into > a single Python module, use many modules. Does it > matter? This sounds more like you need a Python product: Python products typically declare and implement functions and classes, and register them for use/derivation by objects in the ZODB. Python code is more regularly behaved, and easier to work with, inside products, than in external methods. A couple of resources: The Zope Developers' Guide -- http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Guides/ZDG The "Boring Product" How-To -- http://www.zope.org/Members/gtk/Boring/HowTo-Boring Overview of OO in Zope -- http://www.zope.org/Members/mcdonc/HowTos/gainenlightenment Tres. -- ======================================================================= Tres Seaver tseaver(a)digicool.com http://www.zope.org Digital Creations "Makers of Zope"

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Re: [Zope] Newbie questions and discussion
by Gary Wong 11 May '00

11 May '00

At 10:31 PM 5/11/2000 +0100, Steve Alexander wrote: >Gary Wong wrote: > > > > 2) I am bidding for a project that I think will be PERFECT for Zope (diehard Zope [snip] >geek talk). Anyone know of a place that describes the benefits of Zope from a high-level, "Zope for dummies" language? If we come up with some Marketing spiff on this list and share it, then everyone on the list who develops with Zope and bid for jobs can benefit from it. > >Actions speak louder than words :-) Ah! I was waiting for that response! I'd be happy to share any marketing language I come up with. I was hoping for a good place to start, and at the same time fielding interest on a collaborative effort. >What you describe here sounds just like what the Portal Toolkit (PTK) >does out of the box. > >However, PTK is undocumented, unfinished and its status as maintained >software is in limbo. > >Having said that, my company are releasing a beta version of an internet >site for a client in about a week, based on PTK, and covering this kind >of area. We've added some custom PortalContent types, and very much >changed its look. > >Join the Zope-PTK list, and also read its archives. > >If you want a quick (but functional) mock-up building in Zope, and are >prepared to pay for it, my company can help. > >Otherwise, to do it yourself, get Zope 2.1.6 (not Zope from CVS). Get >PTK from CVS, and apply a couple of patches available in the mail >archives. Install PTK. Read the PTK source, and modify the look-and-feel >of the portal to your liking. Add custom PortalContent classes if you >need them. Thanks for the pointer to PTK toolkit. I'll definitely have a look at it. I have planned on doing it myself. I was successful in getting Zope up and running already, I just need to continue my journey for Zope Zen. >(Oh, if you post to the Zope-PTK list, please set your mail client to >break lines at 60 or 78 characters. Your email will appear really "wide" >on some people's mail readers. This issue was brought up on one of the >zope lists recently, with a poster complaining that no-one was reading >his posts.) I just switched from Netscape mail to Eudora and didn't enable the breaks since most of my [non-technical] correspondents are using Outlook. Believe it or not, I used to get complaints from them that my breaks make it harder to read since they can resize the window and make it look all funny. When I have breaks on, it gives an unprofessional appearance when emailing to non-technical people, and vice versa if I don't use breaks. It's tough trying to make everyone happy. 8-/ Again, thanks for your input! Gary +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Gary Wong gary.wong(a)spingroup.com The Spin Group, Inc. 2000 S. 4th Street Milwaukee, WI 53204 p.414-672-8888 f.414-672-8183

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Re: [Zope] manage_changeProperties
by Rik Hoekstra 11 May '00

11 May '00

-----Original Message----- From: josh on <josh(a)zesty.com> To: zope(a)zope.org <zope(a)zope.org> Date: donderdag 11 mei 2000 20:42 Subject: [Zope] manage_changeProperties > >sorry for spamming the list with loser questions but this one has had me >stumped for hours and I am not even sure what to look for anymore: > ><dtml-call "z958063364.manage_changeProperties({'children' : 90})"> > >this line is in a dtml method in a folder with a lot of instances of a >class. >one instance is: z958063364 >the class has a property sheet with a property called children >I want to change its value. > >Eventually I want to have it dynamically fill in the gaps so that it will >calll any particular instance with something like this: > ><dtml-call "_['parent_id'].manage_changeProperties({'children' : >gchildren+12})"> have you tried (untested, I don't quite understand what you try to do) <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('gchildren', gchildren+12)"> <dtml-call "_.getitem(parent_id).manage_changeProperties(REQUEST)"> also see http://zdp.zope.org/projects/zsnippet/snippets/DTMLContent/getobject_by_refe rence Rik

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memory usage
by R. David Murray 11 May '00

11 May '00

I take that last bit back: when I first (re)start it, Zope uses about 32MB, both size and resident set. So where is the extra 60MB (actually 140MB) coming from if it isn't from the cached objects? manage_debug reported 200 some odd ExtensionClass objects as the top refcount shortly after the cache was cleared. --RDM

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Memory usage
by R. David Murray 11 May '00

11 May '00

OK, I'm still confused about Zope memory usage. On a FreeBSD3.4 system, I have a database with (Zope says) 234999 objects in it. Over time it has grown to a 90MB resident set and 172MB size, according to top. This is causing the machine to swap. So I went into database management. Parameters are the default (400/60). It said there were some 6000 odd objects among all the caches. So I did a minimize to six seconds. That gave me 144 objects in cache. It did not change either the size *or the resident set*. In fact the resident set is now 92MB. When I first start Zope, the resident set is about 60MB, and seems to stay there for a while. I've got more memory on order, but something seems a little odd here to me. --RDM

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Test Survey
by Jim Washington 11 May '00

11 May '00

Zopistas: At the risk of slashdotting my machine, I am asking for a bit of help. We will go live with a survey using my QSurvey product in a couple of weeks, and I would like to do a test that is not "for grade." BTW, there is an updated version of QSurvey today at http://www.zope.org/Members/jwashin/Survey So, if you have a minute or two, would you please point your browser to: http://vpave5.ed.vt.edu/www/testsurvey/. I have been reading the latest security stuff, and I promise, no Trojans... E-mail me quickly if you think I should ask additional questions. I will be happy to add a couple and return the statistics if anybody wants. But this is just a test to see how the product might handle additional outside traffic. Note for archives readers: I plan to take this down in a day or so; but if it loads, it is still up. Thanks. -- Jim Washington Center for Assessment, Evaluation and Educational Programming Department of Teaching and Learning, Virginia Tech

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userLDAP authentication?
by julio dinis 11 May '00

11 May '00

Hi zopers! I'm using ZopeLDAP1.0b2. I've tested it sucessufully with openldap and mssiteserverldap. I can do some filters really cool way. But now I want to authenticate users. Thats my problem. I've turned off anonymous access to my site and created a userLDAP folder with no prob, it lists my users. But when I go into netscape and enter the user+password in the auth window, I cant get users to authenticate, the same for cookies authentication. My users in ldap have an attribute roles = Manager, is that enough? I dont have nothing in the uid bind field, and I wonder if its necessary to put a manager there in order to be able to authenticate + being able to do querys(filters) what I already do. Any more documents, list, site where I can dig is apreciated info. Thanx. Júlio Dinis Silva ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

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Re: [Zope-dev] Filesystem
by Jonothan Farr 11 May '00

11 May '00

> I have a question, is there a way or is there a product, to create a > folder in the managementscreen of zope which mapps to the normal > filesystem on the server. This is very useful because sometimes i have > to call cgi-scripts from zope. But i can't see in zope what scripts are > in the /cgi-bin/ folder. > Has anyone an idea. The Local File System product may be what you're after. http://www.zope.org/Members/jfarr/Products/LocalFS --jfarr "Perl is worse than Python because people wanted it worse." Larry Wall, 14 Oct 1998

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