November 2001 - Zope

Problems with Zope 2.4.3 package for Mac OSX
by Jim Harrison 19 Nov '01

19 Nov '01

I've had some problems with the OSX package release described at: http://www.zope.org/Members/richard/zope_for_osx/news_item 1. The package install appears to set permissions in a way that doesn't allow running on port 80. I've compared key files and directories with my previous 2.4.0 that I do run on port 80 and I don't see significant differences, but I must be missing something. Perhaps this has something to do with starting from the OSX GUI (rather than 'sudo' from the terminal), but I'm able to start my 2.4.0 on port 80 with a copy of the GUI. (Running on higher ports is OK except for the SSL-related error noted below). 2. There appears to be a path problem with the M2Crypto module. Both the https and secure webdav modules fail to find it on the attempted import. A search reveals an M2Crypto directory containing _m2crypto.py, but explicitly specifying that path doesn't help. Mac OSX 10.1.1; b/w G3-350. Jim Harrison Univ. of Pittsburgh

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Open Archives Initiative Product
by Tim Lynch 19 Nov '01

19 Nov '01

Hi, Is anyone working on an implementation of the Open Archives Protocol for Metadata Harvesting? (www.openarchives.org) I'm about to undertake a project that needs an OAI product and would like to hook up with anyone who is currently working on such a thing. If you're interested in working on such a product, drop me a line at tlynch(a)nal.usda.gov. ---- Tim Lynch National Agricultural Library Beltsville, MD tlynch(a)nal.usda.gov

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one submit call multiple dtml methods?
by Mike Doanh Tran 19 Nov '01

19 Nov '01

Does anyone know how to make one "submit" button call on more than one DTML Methods? Thanks, -- Mike

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Zope as a service on NT
by Jeffrey Robinson 19 Nov '01

19 Nov '01

Hi folks; Currently we have Zope (2.4.2) running on a test Windows NT server as we test different products for use as the framework for our corporate Intranet. Zope is installed behind IIS using PCGI, but our admins have some concerns about how Zope runs, and I cannot verify with my limited knowledge of the product. I know on NT there are two ways to run Zope, either as a "standard" program, or as a service. For our needs, I believed the service would be ideal; but according to one of the admins when Zope is run as a service it is a "hack" that launches the "standard" way of running Zope. Personally, I had assumed that it was running in the background like any other NT service (maybe simply because I never saw a console window). The crux of the situation is (understandably) that the IT department does not want to run anything that they manually have to restart. Is there any definitive answer/description available about how Zope runs on NT? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks; Jeff Robinson Graphic Designer Motor Coach Industries

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*NEWBIE* What is the best way to pass vars from a formulator validator to an SQL method?
by Jacob Singh 19 Nov '01

19 Nov '01

So I have a formulator page and then a page to validate it (makeStory). After validation I want to call a ZSQL method called SQLinsertStory, which will simply take all the form fields and insert them into the DB. SQLinsertStory looks like this: INSERT INTO stories (title,author,des,email,phone,address,URL,article,file1,file2,file3) VALUES ( <dtml-sqlvar title type="string" > ,<dtml-sqlvar author type="string" > ,<dtml-sqlvar des type="string" > ,<dtml-sqlvar email type="string" > ,<dtml-sqlvar phone type="string" > ,<dtml-sqlvar address type="string" > ,<dtml-sqlvar hpage type="string" > ,<dtml-sqlvar article type="string" > ,<dtml-sqlvar file1 type="string" > ,<dtml-sqlvar file2 type="string" > ,<dtml-sqlvar file3 type="string" > ) with parameters for every field. What is the best way to call that Method and pass the necessary variables from makeStory. And how can I test if it worked or not? Thankx Jacob

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RE: how do I show the contents of a sub folder using the dtml-in tag?
by Vion, Nicolas 19 Nov '01

19 Nov '01

Mea culpa: it works fine if I use letters - I had used a number for the ID of the subfolder (I thought it was allowed), which was leading to when I tried to save the changes: Document Template Parse Error Expression (Python) Syntax error: invalid syntax , for tag <dtml-in "2001.objectValues(['Folder'])">, on line 6 of index_html) Thanks a lot for your help! Cordialement, Nicolas VION Direction de la Communication LDCOM Networks - 1, Square Chaptal - 92309 Levallois Cedex Tél: +33 (0) 1 58 63 19 58 - Fax: +33 (0) 1 58 63 10 60 > -----Message d'origine----- > De: Casey Duncan [SMTP:c.duncan@nlada.org] > Date: lundi 19 novembre 2001 18:26 > À: Vion, Nicolas; 'zope(a)zope.org' > Objet: Re: [Zope] how do I show the contents of a sub folder using > the dtml-in tag? > > On Monday 19 November 2001 11:38 am, Vion, Nicolas allegedly wrote: > > I have a folder called alpha containing a folder subalpha. > > In a DTML document within alpha I want to list the contents of subalpha > > using objectValues. > > > > Basically I would like to use something like <dtml-in > > "PARENTS[0].objectValues(['Folder'])">, but going DOWN instead of UP... > > > > I haven't found anything in the various newsgroups (except for <dtml-in > > "subalpha.objectValues(['Folder'])">, which does not work...). > > That is however, correct. What is the result? Do you want to show all > contents or just folders? If you want all contents try: > > <dtml-in "subalpha.objectValues()"> > > > > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > /---------------------------------------------------\ > Casey Duncan, Sr. Web Developer > National Legal Aid and Defender Association > c.duncan(a)nlada.org > \---------------------------------------------------/

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how do I show the contents of a sub folder using the dtml-in tag?
by Vion, Nicolas 19 Nov '01

19 Nov '01

I have a folder called alpha containing a folder subalpha. In a DTML document within alpha I want to list the contents of subalpha using objectValues. Basically I would like to use something like <dtml-in "PARENTS[0].objectValues(['Folder'])">, but going DOWN instead of UP... I haven't found anything in the various newsgroups (except for <dtml-in "subalpha.objectValues(['Folder'])">, which does not work...). Thanks in advance for any help.

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Corporate structure vs navigation structure
by A.G.Jippes＠dinkel.utwente.nl 19 Nov '01

19 Nov '01

Hello, For security management etc. you want the Zope folder structure to represent your corporate structure, but this is not the structure I want to present on our website (which is client oriented). Sure I could make an alternative navigation with DTML, but there must be a more elegant solution, right? A product? Or am I missing something? I would like to fuse or split sub-folders, make shortcuts, etc. Thanks, Arnoud. ------------------------------- Arnoud Jippes, DINKEL Institute University of Twente Library/IT P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede tel:(+31-534)894116, fax:351805 a.g.jippes(a)dinkel.utwente.nl

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Copying objects
by Jesper Holmberg 19 Nov '01

19 Nov '01

Hi all, I have a problem that's driving me crazy. Hopefully someone here can help me sort it out. I have two products, Itinerary and Step. They are both subclasses of "Folder". I am parsing an XML-file into a DOM, using the xml.dom.minidom. The resulting DOM object is an attribute of an Itinerary instance. With the help of this DOM, I then create a hierarchy of the Itinerary and several Steps. For each DOM-element of type "Step", I create a Step in Zope. Each Step has as an attribute the node in the DOM to which it is associated. So, in the Itinerary code, I have something like this: for childNode in self.dom.childNodes: if childNode.tagName == "Step": id = 'step_%d' % len(self.objectIds()) manage_addStep(self, id, childNode) So far, so good. I get a hierarchy of Steps that expresses my DOM. But here my troubles begin. I want to add objects of type Link to the Itinerary folders, and to the Step folders. These changes should be reflected in changes in the DOM. So I have this method: def manage_addLinkAction(self, id, node=None, REQUEST=None): "Add a Link to a folder." ... self._setObject(id, Link(id, node)) linkNode = minidom.Element("Link") self.node.appendChild(linkNode) This does not give any errors. BUT: if a Link is added directly to an Itinerary, the change is reflected in the DOM, but this does not work if I add a Link to a Step. It thus seems to me that the Step actually has a copy of the node it was given as parameter when it was created, and not the original node itself. Since it's only the copy that is being manipulated by the adding of nodes, the original DOM which rests in the Itinerary object is not affected. I don't understand why this is so. It doesn't fit with how I had understood the treatment of objects as parameters in Python. Could someone please help me sort this out. If I have not given enough information, I'd be happy to supply it. TIA, Jesper -- Jesper Holmberg |"But how can | jesper.holmberg(a)enst-bretagne.fr | one be warm | ENST Br, BP 832, 29285 Brest, FRANCE | alone?" |

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Is there ZmxODBC anywhere for python 2.1 ?
by Krone, Armin 19 Nov '01

19 Nov '01

Hello, I tried to run ZmxODBC in my actual Zope-Version 2.4.1 with Python 2.1. This fails because ZmxODBC is precompliled for Python 1.5. Well I know, compile it for 2.1 would be a solution but I had no success :-( Has anybody a running version for my System? Or have you a tip how to compile this ? mit freundlichen Grüßen Armin Krone TeleCash GmbH Produktmanagement Internet Payment Systeme Support Internet Theodor-Heuss-Str. 8 D-70174 Stuttgart Tel. +49 (0)711 16264 924 Fax +49 (0)711 2270644 mailto:Armin.Krone@telecash.de http://www.telecash.de

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