October 2002 - Zope - Zope lists

Python problems if one has Python 2.2 installed
by Yves Moisan 01 Oct '02

01 Oct '02

Hi, I haven't found a bug-report channel and there are such a number of mailing lists that I don't know where to submit this. Please put the following message where it should go. This is to report a glitch in the Wnidows installation of Zope 2.5.1. The installation said it completed successfully, but this is not true since I had gotten the "'import site' failed; use -v for traceback" error message from Python at installation time. I had to go check manually what was going on and I found that the Python that comes with Zope (.../bin/python.exe), which I gather runs Python 2.1, actually was looking for stuff in my Python 2.2 installation. It said somewhere on the Zope site that the Python interpreter that comes with Zope does not interfere with other installations of Python. This is simply not true. I had a PYTHONPATH variable set for my Python 2.2 and I had to delete the environment variable for the Zope python interpreter to launch successfully ( I tried putting the 2.1 dirs ahead, but that did not work). There has to be a better shielding between the Zope Python interpreter and the outside world (especially other implementations of Python ...) and there has to be a definite mention of that problem in the install.txt file. Cheers, Yves Moisan ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- Yves Moisan, Ph. D. yves.moisan(a)videotron.ca http://callisto.si.usherb.ca/~ymoisan http://callisto.si.usherb.ca/~cartel/rso/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------

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Port 8021 Malfunction
by beno 01 Oct '02

01 Oct '02

Hi; Easy question to answer: I can't connect via port 8021, even when I reboot Zope. How do I trouble-shoot this? Using RH72. TIA, beno

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adding ZClass with python script problem
by Tom Germaine 01 Oct '02

01 Oct '02

Hi All, I have a ZClass object that I would like to instantiate using an upload form and a python script. The ZClass object is subclassed from CatalogAware and DTMLDocument. My upload form has 3 fields - file=myfile, id=ident, title=mytitle: <form action="uploadActionScript" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data"> <p><input type="file" name="myfile" size="85"></p> <p>Filename: <input type="text" name="ident " size="70"></p> <p>Title:       <input type="text" name="mytitle" size="70"></p> <input type="submit"> </form> and the python script to instantiate the object: .... client=context.myfolder .... getattr(client.manage_addProduct['MyProduct'], \ 'MyZClass').createInObjectManager(ident,context.REQUEST) ....... This does add an instance of my ZClass to myfolder, with id of ident but without content and title. I tried getattr(client.manage_addProduct['MyProduct'], \ 'MyZClass').createInObjectManager(ident, myfile, \ mytitle, context.REQUEST) and propertysheets.MyZClass.manage_editProperties \ ({'file':myfile,'title':mytitle},context.REQUEST) but these fail too. How should I go about including the contents and title of my upload file into my new ZClass object? Tom Germaine ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ Tom Germaine System Administrator UPEI Access Services tgermaine(a)upei.ca 566-0465 ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~

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RE: [Zope] Help with CVS ZEO2 Client, Server on same Win32 machin e
by Meilicke, Scott 01 Oct '02

01 Oct '02

Why does running zope as a service on win32 suck? I have had good luck with my setup - zope 2.4.3, NT4, no ZEO. Thanks - Scott -----Original Message----- From: Chris Withers [mailto:chrisw@nipltd.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 6:06 AM To: Jeff Kowalczyk Cc: zope(a)zope.org Subject: Re: [Zope] Help with CVS ZEO2 Client, Server on same Win32 machine Jeff Kowalczyk wrote: > 1c) Zope runs as a service, shut down before any of the following steps. Ouch. Don't do this unless you _really_ have to. Running as a service sucks in so many special ways :-S > 4) I open a command prompt and type: > C:\Program Files\Zope>bin\python.exe lib/python/ZEO/start.py -p 8800 > (there is no display of status, but I don't get the cursor back. Is it > running?) Probably. Set a STUPID_LOG_FILE at check what ends up in there. You should get some messages saying that ZEO is serving a storage on a port. > 5) I open another command prompt and type: > C:\Program Files\Zope>bin\python.exe lib/python/ZEO/start.py -p 8800 > I get a Win32 error/stop dialog with the following error. > "This application has failed to start because tk83.dll was not found. > Re-installing the application may fix this problem." Uninstall Pythonwin for bnow and see if this goes away. Also, try the following as it has the correct slashes: C:\Program Files\Zope>bin\python.exe lib\python\ZEO\start.py -p 8800 BTW, why are you trying to start two storage servers? You want one storage server and one or more clients... > 6) In a browser, the ZMI doesn't respond: > http://localhost:8080/manage Funny that ;-) cheers, Chris PS: Where did you put your custom_zodb.yp file? PPS: Look at using INSTANCE_HOME's, the fact that you're not may be what's fouling you up... _______________________________________________ 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 ) The information contained in this email message may be privileged and is confidential information intended only for the use of the recipient or any employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient. Any unauthorized use, distribution or copying of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy the original message and all attachments from your electronic files.

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Help with CVS ZEO2 Client, Server on same Win32 machine
by Jeff Kowalczyk 01 Oct '02

01 Oct '02

I checked out the ZEO CVS today (ZEO2), The ZopeReadme is very clear and focused. However, I am having trouble locating the point of failure on my Windows XP setup. I think the clients and server are running, but I can't access objects through the browser. 0) I have Python 2.2 installed at C:\Program Files\Zope for non-Zope use. It is the default if you just type 'python' at a command prompt. 1) Zope 2.5.1 is installed in C:\Program Files\Zope (as C:\Progra~1\Zope) 1a) Zope's Python 2.1.3 (#35) is at C:\Progra~1\Zope\bin\python.exe 1b) I have Pythonwin for 2.1 installed on Zope's python, use it for the browser, and hopefully soon with ZEO. I also have PyXML, reportlab and PIL in there. 1c) Zope runs as a service, shut down before any of the following steps. 2) ZEO is at C:\Progra~1\Zope\lib\python\ZEO (i.e. start.py is there) 3) C:\Progra~1\Zope\custom_zodb.py contains these lines: from ZEO.ClientStorage import ClientStorage Storage = ClientStorage(('', 8800)) (the one in the ZEO misc directory didn't seem to specify the port, I don't know if it defaults to 8800, so I used this one from the ZopeReadme) 4) I open a command prompt and type: C:\Program Files\Zope>bin\python.exe lib/python/ZEO/start.py -p 8800 (there is no display of status, but I don't get the cursor back. Is it running?) 5) I open another command prompt and type: C:\Program Files\Zope>bin\python.exe lib/python/ZEO/start.py -p 8800 I get a Win32 error/stop dialog with the following error. "This application has failed to start because tk83.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem." (This happens whenever I have run z2 from the command line (non service), and it doesn't seem to have any other adverse affects. I don't know if this is known behavior) (there is no display of status as in normal Z2 debug mode, but I don't get the cursor back. Is it running?) 6) In a browser, the ZMI doesn't respond: http://localhost:8080/manage FWIW, I have also tried step 5 as: C:\Program Files\Zope>bin\python.exe lib/python/ZEO/start.py and "net start zope" but with no result. Can anyone spot the source of my mistake? Thanks, I'm looking forward to ZEO in a big way.

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RE: [Zope] Passing Arguments to ZSQL Method from Python Script
by Chris A. Bruce 01 Oct '02

01 Oct '02

But here is the code that I am using, you will notice that the user attributes are NOT in the REQUEST object: for user in context.Users.RegistrationInfo.objectValues("UserInfo"): context.sql_users_insert(user) The sql_users_insert takes a bunch of parameters and the "user" object above is a ZClass with properties that have exact names as parameters for zsql method. Chris -----Original Message----- From: Jim Penny [mailto:jpenny@universal-fasteners.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 11:54 AM To: Chris A. Bruce; zope(a)zope.org Subject: Re: [Zope] Passing Arguments to ZSQL Method from Python Script On Wed, Sep 25, 2002 at 11:39:36AM -0700, Chris A. Bruce wrote: > Well, if the variables are in REQUEST, zope will bind them to the > parameters of the ZSQL Method--as long as the names match. So, I > could in effect call <dtml-call sql_insert> without passing any > arguments. But I want to mimick this in Python Script. Another > "convincing" argument can be found in the Zope Book: > > "If you call a Z SQL Method without argument from DTML, the arguments > are automatically collected from the environment." > http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Books/ZopeBook/current/RelationalDat > ab > ases.stx#3-66 > > I am sure there is a way to do this in script, but I don't know how > to. I am hoping that someone on this list knows. > > Are you convinced now? > > Oh, I think I have html turned off now. OK, suppose your REQUEST object is named request, as in the sample Script (Python). Then use container.sql_insert(request) You arguments will be marshalled for you, as above. Jim Penny > > > Chris > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Withers [mailto:chrisw@nipltd.com] > Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 6:11 AM > To: Chris A. Bruce > Cc: Meilicke, Scott; zope(a)zope.org > Subject: Re: [Zope] Passing Arguments to ZSQL Method from Python Script > > > > Chris A. Bruce wrote: > > Yes, that would work. But I am trying to do it without all of that. > > Dtml does this automatically, > > Convince us that it does ;-) > > And stop posting in HTML... > > cheers, > > Chris > > > _______________________________________________ > 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] Passing Arguments to ZSQL Method from Python Script
by Chris A. Bruce 01 Oct '02

01 Oct '02

Well, if the variables are in REQUEST, zope will bind them to the parameters of the ZSQL Method--as long as the names match. So, I could in effect call <dtml-call sql_insert> without passing any arguments. But I want to mimick this in Python Script. Another "convincing" argument can be found in the Zope Book: "If you call a Z SQL Method without argument from DTML, the arguments are automatically collected from the environment." http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Books/ZopeBook/current/RelationalDatab ases.stx#3-66 I am sure there is a way to do this in script, but I don't know how to. I am hoping that someone on this list knows. Are you convinced now? Oh, I think I have html turned off now. Chris -----Original Message----- From: Chris Withers [mailto:chrisw@nipltd.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 6:11 AM To: Chris A. Bruce Cc: Meilicke, Scott; zope(a)zope.org Subject: Re: [Zope] Passing Arguments to ZSQL Method from Python Script Chris A. Bruce wrote: > Yes, that would work. But I am trying to do it without all of that. > Dtml does this automatically, Convince us that it does ;-) And stop posting in HTML... cheers, Chris

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Touchgraph / JGraph --> ZOPE/Plone ?
by Roger 01 Oct '02

01 Oct '02

Hello together I'm interesting if someone has implemented the touchgraph or JGraph into ZOPE/Plone. And whats the target? I planing to implement a touchgraph- or JGraph- JAVA Applet in a python product for Plone. Mit freundlichen Grüssen Roger Ineichen ___________________________ Projekt01 GmbH www.projekt01.ch Langackerstrasse 8 6330 Cham phone +41 (0)41 781 01 78 mobile +41 (0)79 340 52 32 fax +41 (0)41 781 00 78 email r.ineichen(a)projekt01.ch ___________________________ END OF MESSAGE

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Re: [Zope] Re: plone "vs." CMF was ... uPortal??
by Paul Browning 01 Oct '02

01 Oct '02

--On 27 September 2002 21:24 -0400 Tim Lynch <lynch(a)gould.mannlib.cornell.edu> wrote: > > > Have folks looked at uPortal (www.ja-sig.org)? Well, the University of Bristol has. We have just decided to run with it as our Portal Framework. We had a short-list of three (all "free" to us) - Zope +/- CMF, Oracle Portal and uPortal. You can read a little more about this decision at: <http://www.bris.ac.uk/is/projects/portal> This also points to a summary of who (in the UK education scene) is using (or considering using) what portal framework: <http://www.bris.ac.uk/is/projects/portal/portalbytes> Why did we not run with Zope +/- CMF? In short it boiled down to "Why would you write uPortal in Zope when it's already been written in Java?" Also, whilst our in-house Java skills are modest, they are not as scarce as our in-house Python skills. And, of course, risk-averse organisations are more comfortable with the J-word than the P-word. We have, however, adopted Zope as our content management framework (though as yet we are not using the CMF). The join between uPortal and Zope will be key. So I would be very pleased to share experiences with any other outfits exploring this route. > > The model uPortal provides is one of Views arranged by Tabs; each View is > composed of one or more Channels. A Channel can be thought of as a > window to a particular web service (not uppercase Web Service, though > certainly that is supported) such as, perhaps, an RSS feed. Tabs are > typically arranged across the top of the browser window: 'Home', > 'Campus', 'MyPortal' ... Clicking on a Tab brings into view a browser > window of the channels that make up that View. > > Users have the option to create their own "MyPortal" view, placing on that > page the channels they choose and arranging them in the order they choose. > > Individual channels can be opened/closed/deattached/minimized. > > I think the uPortal model is appealing, though pieces, such as the > screens for setting MyPortal's organization, are klunky. I know what you're saying. But the Web sometimes forces klunkiness. > > If you attended last February's Python conference, maybe you saw the > canned NATO demo? That was a sort-of uPortal-in-Zope design (with a > really slick javascript-based MyPortal organizer tool that definitely > one-ups uPortal's). anyway I wasn't there but I read about it: <http://www.zopezen.org/Members/zopista/1012948857> This was WISE, right? Web Information Services Environment. Real shame that it is trapped in a vortex called NATO ;-) > > What I'd like to see in the CMF/Plone kit is some uPortal-like > functionality. For example, once I, as regular joe-user, register with a > site, I'd like to be able to arrange my home page as I see fit. Maybe > put the Calendar "channel" on my home page at the top-left in place of > the Merchandise "channel" ... Quite. I don't know much/enough about the CMF but I'm sure this is all do-able. But if uPortal have already invented that wheel .... > > 'course there's no real content management capabilities in uPortal and in > a dozen other ways uPortal comes up short compared to Zope/CMF/Plone ... > but it does demonstrate some cool ideas. Exactly. The most important lesson we have learned is that "portals are fundamentally content-free". Portals aggregate views of information and services that reside elsewhere. If you go with a portal framework like uPortal, you still need a CMS (though the uPortal roadmap now has CMS on it ....). Right now it seems the Java world can't compete with the CMS features of Zope - so that's why were backing both horses. But with things like Cocoon and Jahia maturing I'm not sure how long this situation will prevail. Zope +/- CMF does have a window of opportunity, IMHO, to get a foothold by stealth in the Java-based portal framework space. One (or more) XML skins need to be written that allow Zope apps to be rendered (via XSLT) into the portal framework (uPortal is not unique in using XSLT to render content into channels/portlets). I'd like to acknowledge the role Chris Withers has had in steering me towards this view. Paul -- The Library, Tyndall Avenue, Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TJ, UK E-mail: paul.browning(a)bristol.ac.uk URL: http://www.bris.ac.uk/

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Where's that deprecation warning coming from?!
by Chris Withers 01 Oct '02

01 Oct '02

Hi, I'm getting that irritating SearchIndex deprecation warning again. I want to know what's causing it so I can go and fix the object. How do I find out which object is causing this warning? cheers, Chris

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