December 2002 - Zope

RE: [Zope] ZClasses and FTP/WebDAV
by sean.upton＠uniontrib.com 17 Dec '02

17 Dec '02

There are a few methods that you can create and/or override to make your objects behave in FTP/DAV friendly ways, which will likely need to be customized to work correctly with your class. A good first question is what your ZClass is subclassing? If it is folderish, there are a few things that you can do to make it act more like a leaf-level object (i.e. SimpleItem-like). I've never done this in a ZClass, only in a python product, but you might need to define custom methods, like manage_FTPlist (override), manage_FTPstat, manage_FTPget, and PUT. The biggest thing is that you need to make manage_FTPlist return a tuple with one element containing the stat info for one object, which tricks the FTP machinery into thinking this should be represented as a file/leaf object, and not as a directory to the FTP client. This might work (likely as an external method?): import marshal def manage_FTPlist(self,REQUEST): stat = marshal.loads(self.manage_FTPstat(REQUEST)) return marshal.dumps((self.id, stat)) Once you get this working, it is likely you will need to figure out creating a custom PUT()... Good luck, Sean -----Original Message----- From: Edward Pollard [mailto:pollej@uleth.ca] Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 10:45 AM To: zope(a)zope.org Subject: [Zope] ZClasses and FTP/WebDAV Can anyone bring me up to speed on why my ZClasses cannot be manipulated via FTP/WebDAV, and what I need to do to make them so they can? I was pleased to note that built in Zope objects perform admirably during FTP/WebDAV manipulation : I'd feared that changed files would revert to 'File' objects. (Irrational, I know). However, my lovely ZClass, that I've put so much time and energy into, does not work. In FTP - I just get an error when I try to replace it. (Downloading is fine) In WebDAV - it sees my ZClass as a Folder. Downloads it as a Folder. Wierd. I'll be happy as can be to get one of theses methods working. This is imperative as we use Dreamweaver as our site manager/editor. Now, I've found this: http://www.zope.org/Members/akendall/zclassftp Seems relevant, but old as can be. I'm going to compare the files it alters with the ones that come with Zope 2.6, and hopefully I can distill some wisdom as to what needs changing. But if anyone can shed some light to help guide my way, I'd appreciate it. Ed _______________________________________________ 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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Photo browsing products for Zope
by Ed Leafe 17 Dec '02

17 Dec '02

I'm fairly new to Zope, and am looking for a Product to use on my site for displaying photos. These are mostly personal photos, so I don't have any special needs; just something that will display an index and basic navigation. I've googled around, and there seem to be a few products out there, but the ones I've found don't seem to be supported anymore. Any recommendations? ___/ / __/ / ____/ Ed Leafe http://leafe.com/ http://foxcentral.net

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product to limit access to a folder
by Nathan R. Valentine 17 Dec '02

17 Dec '02

Does anyone know if there is a product that will allow site visitors to view a folder only if they are able to correctly answer one of a series of questions? -- --- Nathan Valentine - nathan(a)nathanvalentine.org Jabber: NRVesKY AIM: NRVesKY ICQ: 39023424

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Error creating new Squishdot...
by Mike Payson 17 Dec '02

17 Dec '02

(I tried sending this to the mailing list using squishdot(a)yahoo.com, but the message bounced with an error "Permanent Failure: Other address status". If there is a better address to use, let me know. Thanks!) I have a brand new installation of Zope (2.6), and Squishdot (1.4.1). When I try to add an instance of Squishdot, I get the following error: ~~ Zope Error Zope has encountered an error while publishing this resource. Error Type: ValueError Error Value: list.index(x): x not in list Troubleshooting Suggestions The URL may be incorrect. The parameters passed to this resource may be incorrect. A resource that this resource relies on may be encountering an error. For more detailed information about the error, please refer to the HTML source for this page. If the error persists please contact the site maintainer. Thank you for your patience. ~~ It does not appear to be related to the options I have selected, since it happens even if I change a selection. Any suggestions? Thanks! Mike -- Mike Payson | DawgDayz Dog Walking & Pet Sitting (206) 280-7295 | www.dawgdayz.com | mpayson(a)dawgdayz.com

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maintaining last_modified_date when copying an object
by pskipworth＠touchcorp.com 17 Dec '02

17 Dec '02

Hi, I've written a short Script (Python) to copy objects from an existing Folder to a new BTree Folder. If possible, I'd like to maintain the original last_modified date of the copied objects - is there a simple way of doing this ? Script is as below... Thanks! PETER SKIPWORTH SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR TOUCHCORP LTD TELEPHONE 03 9635 2626 www.touchcorp.com dest_base = context.restrictedTraverse('/Contacts_BTree') src_base = context.restrictedTraverse('/Contacts') cont_list = src_base.objectItems() # where the objects to copy live for src_id, src_obj in cont_list: print src_id copy_info = src_base.manage_copyObjects((src_id)) dest_base.manage_pasteObjects(copy_info)

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ZCatalog: sorting on multiple indexes
by Giuseppe Bonelli 17 Dec '02

17 Dec '02

Hi all, this appears to be an old question, but I have not found any reply on the mailing list archives. Is there any trick to sort the results from ZCatalog on two or more indexes ? TIA, --peppo

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PyCon DC 2003: Extension of Submission Deadline
by Guido van Rossum on behalf of Steve Holden 17 Dec '02

17 Dec '02

The deadline for submissions to PyCon DC 2003 appears to have been too tight for many authors. While some promised submissions have arrived, several have not even though the original deadline of 15 December has passed. Rather than exclude promising papers the organizing committee has decided to extend the deadline for submissions. Accordingly, the new schedule for proposals is as follows: Submission Deadline: January 15, 2003 Notification of Acceptance: January 31, 2003 Final Versions Due: March 10, 2003 Conference Dates: March 26-28, 2003 [unchanged] Authors who have already submitted abstracts are invited to resubmit if they feel that the original deadline had an adverse effect on the quality of their submissions. Please make any appropriate media, mailing lists and newsgroups aware of this announcement. Enquiries should be sent in the first instance to pycondc-2003(a)python.org. Information about PyCon DC 2003 is available at the following URLs: www.python.org/pycon www.python.org/cgi-bin/moinmoin/PyCon The latter URL, a Wiki page, can also be used to communicate with the conference organizers. This is *your* conference: tell us what *you* want to see in it. regards ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Holden http://www.holdenweb.com/ Python Web Programming http://pydish.holdenweb.com/pwp/ Bring your musical instrument to PyCon! http://www.python.org/pycon/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Any comments from ex-PHP developers?
by Frederic Faure 17 Dec '02

17 Dec '02

Hi, I'm currently looking at PHP + templating engines and Zope, and would like to know if there are any developers in this list who used to work with PHP, and decided to switch to Zope to develop web apps, and, if yes, the reasons you switched. Thx Fred.

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Re: [Zope-Annce] NeoBoard 1.1b has been released
by george donnelly 17 Dec '02

17 Dec '02

hi, what is the is_cmf variable? I followed all the install instructions and when i added a neoboard via the CMF interface i got a key error on this variable. In fact all the actions links give me this error. Running Zope 2.6.0, CMF 1.3. This is in a CMF 1.3 site, w/out Plone. thanks for any hints on how to resolve this. :) <--> george donnelly - http://zettai.net/ - "We Love Newbies" :) Zope Hosting - Dynamic Website Design - Search Engine Promotion Yahoo, AIM: zettainet - ICQ: 51907738 - e:george@zettai.net > From: "Wankyu Choi" <wankyu(a)neoqst.com> > Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 10:13:15 +0900 > To: <zope-announce(a)zope.org> > Subject: [Zope-Annce] NeoBoard 1.1b has been released > > I'm pleased to announce that NeoBoard 1.1b has been released.

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RE: [Zope] Considerations using Zope
by Daniël Hooymans 17 Dec '02

17 Dec '02

> > Zope's object database is a really good technology, but as long as I > > can't gracefully store my code in CVS, I'm hesitant :-) > > Forget ZClasses and do all coding as Python objects on disk. It's much > easier, even. Why is this ? More control ? Not working through the ZMI? Is it possible setting up a quick framework for your classes and further write them out through python objects on disk? Note: I have not yet been able to do much on ZClasses and less (read nothing) on writing a product using Python objects on disk. Guess the following is true: "Need more input" greets, Daniel

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