July 2002 - Zope - Zope lists

Virtual Host Monster Problem / Feature / Bug
by James Bragg 24 Jul '02

24 Jul '02

Hello! The "Mappings" tab on the Virtual Host Monster object in my Root Folder has disappeared. GONE / NOT THERE / DOES NOT DISPLAY / NO TAB. This has happed twice before and the only thing I could come up with was to do a new install. I'm a newbie to zope, so it's very possible that I have gorfed something up. I need to understand what is happening to cause this. Has anyone else experienced this problem? I'm using: Zope 2.5.1 (source release, python 2.1, linux2), python 2.1.3, linux2 Python Version 2.1.3 (#1, May 26 2002, 16:19:18) [GCC 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.1 2.96-98)] Thanks in advance for any advice / help / not laughing in my face. Regards, -james James Bragg

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Web Stats
by Oliver Marx 24 Jul '02

24 Jul '02

Dear List Can any one of you recommend a Zope product for Web stats? \Oliver --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com) Version: 6.0.371 / Virus Database: 206 - Release Date: 13-06-2002

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AW: [Zope] Searching catalog via substring
by Reineke 24 Jul '02

24 Jul '02

Hi, > Use a "globbing vocabulary". I already do. > When the user types > in such a complex query automatically pre- and appending '*' will > give unexpected results. But how do I do that? I want it for the users as least complex as possible, cause they don't know anything about regexps or anything. Bye Lars

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Dreamweaver and Zope
by Totty, Yvonne 24 Jul '02

24 Jul '02

All, I would like to use Dreamweaver to edit my pages once the DTML code has been entered, but it doesn't know that 'dtml-var' is code and displays it on the page. Do you guys know how I can tell Dreamweaver this is code so I can work with the page once I have code in it? I have DW3, but would really like a good excuse to move to XP if possible... TIA, -y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yvonne Totty Database Administrator, 8364-5067

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Testing IDEs with Zope -- call for some participation?
by Heimo Laukkanen 24 Jul '02

24 Jul '02

Hi all, I did some searches on mailing lists and this seems to be quite often asked question or topic of discussion: what IDE or tool suits you (sir)? I just fownloaded Komodo and WingIDE - and also Boa Constructor. During the next 20 - 30 days I will be playing around and testing all of these eventhough comparing them against each other is not that fair. What I am proposing - or asking - is would anyone else be interested to test these tools at the same time and possibly write together a Wiki with screenshots and notes about how to use each of these tools. If more than one person would be writing these comments and sharing notes, we migth get over too much personally biased opinions. And of course these notes would help all the fellow zopistas around the world to put their euros into the rigth software for them and possibly help them also test the software for themselves. Please - I need your help on this, since I donät really have time to go through all these by my self - or have all the ideas on what should be tested. Besides I like in software totally different things than everyone else, since I am one of those GUI guys who likes to see pretty things ,-) Anyone interested now? Reply. Now. Ps. After installing Komodo, WingIDE and Boa I am drooling over Komodo. F*ck it is beatiful, nice and friendly. Even though also WingIDE has partly tips like Komodo - it feels like Komodo rocks. Also there are good tutorials and samples to get me started. THIS IS what software should be like, powerfull yet easy to use ,-) -huima

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half programmatically authenticated from product
by Tim Hicks 24 Jul '02

24 Jul '02

I'm having difficulties 'artificially' logging in a user from filesystem python code. I'm trying to setup a queuing system for converting files that users upload. The uploads are pickled to the filesystem and I then use Xron to fire the conversions at regular intervals. Once the conversion is done, I want it added to the ZODB (along with various default methods), but I also need to check whether the user has permission to add files to the place they tried. I'm trying to perform this check when the scheduled conversion takes place as opposed to when the upload takes place, so I capture the username/password of the uploading user and store it in the pickle. Here's my attempt at logging in programmatically: #Get hold of the original upload folder folder = context.restrictedTraverse(qfile.upload_url) #Authenticate with the same acl_users as te original uploader acl_users = folder.acl_users user = acl_users.authenticate(qfile.user, qfile.passw, request={}) user = user.__of__(acl_users) newSecurityManager(None, user) This works up to a point. The user does seem to be logged in and I can then call a ZODB python script that subsequently calls manage_addFolder (amongst other things). However, when the ZODB python script tries to call a method of a product of mine (which adds one of my default methods to the folder made by the aforementioned manage_addFolder), I get the following in my log (line 126 in _doConversion calls my ZODB python script and addPPTindex_html is the method on my product); 2002-07-23 12:53:51,187 ERROR AsyncZlaveClient failed on Qfile '56148' for user 'tim' (tim(a)sitefusion.co.uk) Traceback (most recent call last): File "D:\Zlave\zope251\lib\python\Products\ZOffice\AsyncZlaveClient\AsyncZlaveCli ent.py", line 126, in _doConversion extension=qfile.extension) File "D:\Zlave\zope251\lib\python\Shared\DC\Scripts\Bindings.py", line 252, in __call__ return self._bindAndExec(args, kw, None) File "D:\Zlave\zope251\lib\python\Shared\DC\Scripts\Bindings.py", line 283, in _bindAndExec return self._exec(bound_data, args, kw) File "D:\Zlave\zope251\lib\python\Products\PythonScripts\PythonScript.py", line 302, in _exec result = apply(f, args, kw) File "Script (Python)", line 37, in addFolderAndFiles File "D:\Zlave\zope251\lib\python\AccessControl\ZopeGuards.py", line 58, in guarded_getattr return inst.aq_acquire(name, aq_validate, validate) File "D:\Zlave\zope251\lib\python\AccessControl\ZopeGuards.py", line 40, in aq_validate return validate(inst, obj, name, v) File "D:\Zlave\zope251\lib\python\AccessControl\SecurityManager.py", line 83, in validate self._context) File "D:\Zlave\zope251\lib\python\AccessControl\ZopeSecurityPolicy.py", line 200, in validate raise Unauthorized(name, value) Unauthorized: You are not allowed to access addPPTindex_html in this context So, after that long-winded description, my question is... why does the authentication seem to run out when calling a product method when it can call manage_addFolder()? cheers tim

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python version
by Matthew T. Bell 24 Jul '02

24 Jul '02

Hi -- I'm trying to take python scripts written to use the email library in Python v2.2.1 and use them inside Zope, but discovered that Zope doesn't use this version of Python. Is there any way to change this? Thanks, Matt -------------------------------------- Nu sculon herigean heovonrices Weard Meotodes mighte ond His modgethanc Now we must praise the Kingdom of Heaven's Sovereign, The Measurer's power and his completed design --First two lines, Caedmon's Hymn ---------------------------------------

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Apache server
by Dilley, Hara 24 Jul '02

24 Jul '02

I have an existing Apache server, and recently I installed zope without the apache configuration. Now I realize that I would like to use some applications that are run under apache. What would you suggest to do, install another version of apache dedicated to zope or configure the existing one? where can I find out some information on things I have to watch out for either scenario Thanks Hara Dilley

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Newbie: One location for SQL-methods site-wide
by Thomas Weholt 24 Jul '02

24 Jul '02

I got a folder called SQL in the root-folder containing SQL-methods I use site-wide. I got a DTML-method, taking two parameters, also in the root-folder I call site-wide using SQL-methods in the mentioned folder. When I try to use the DTML-method in a DTML-document in a sub-folder I get an error, saying "global name 'SQL' is not defined". The sub-folder contain a SQL-folder also, with SQL-methods used in that part of the site. I call my DTML-method like so in a DTML-document in a subfolder : <dtml-var expr="dmViewComments(com_object=1, com_object_id=coi)"> The DTML-method dmViewComments in the root-folder look something like this : <dtml-call "SQL.sqlmViewComments(REQUEST)">  I need a way to store DTML- and SQL-methods in the root-folder and call them site-wide. Can I somehow make a special folder that makes it contents available site-wide, while being defined one place for easy maintenance? Best regards, Thomas

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Bizarre, Frustrating Browser-Specific Behavior?
by Dan Shafer 24 Jul '02

24 Jul '02

I have been using Zope part-time now for almost a year. I've built some simple stuff and some moderately complex stuff. Over that time, I've kept notes about things I didn't understand, deleting those notes as I've learned more (mostly from this list). But now I'm just at a point where I have to make a decision whether to make a *big* commitment to Zope over the next year or so on behalf of my two biggest clients and I'm experiencing some weirdness that gives me a bit of pause. I'm really looking here for an indication whether these are things others have encountered as well or whether there might be something I'm either doing wrong or not understanding. 1. Working in IE5 on Macintosh OS X, I often encounter what look for all the world like corrupted or scrambled files. Python Script objects appear particularly vulnerable, but I've seen this with DTML docs and methods as well. The symptom is that some number of letters at the beginning of the file appear to be replaced by stray and often unprintable characters. When this happens, the rest of the file becomes scrambled and sometimes unreadable, always cut off before it ends. I can switch to Windows at that point, e.g., and open the same file, and all looks normal. 2. Working in Netscape 6 and/or Mozilla 1.0 on Win2K, I had the same thing happen twice tonight. I edit a PythonScript object, Save Changes, get an error, click the "Back" button, and I'm on the page where that script is supposed to exist but the editing area is completely blank. Browser refresh does nothing. I lose the work. 3. Only annoying, but in IE5 on Win2K, the object editing area in the ZMI is too wide for the space and cannot be adjusted using the "Narrower" button to come within range. Result: a significant amount of horizontal scrolling. I'm running Zope 2.3.3 against Python 1.5 on my ISP-hosted Zope sites. I would upgrade to 2.5 (which is available on my ISP) now that I'm no longer using Squishdot for discussions, but I've not read anything here that indicates such a change would have any impact on these issues. So is *anyone* else running into this kind of bizarre behavior? I have lost substantial productive time both tracking and dealing with these and other issues over the past few months. Zope is still faster and better than anything else I've used but I am loath to risk my clients' time and money on it if the substrate is still as quirky as my experience would *seem* to indicate it may be. Dan Shafer, Chief Scribe and Tablet Keeper PythonCard Open Source Project http://pythoncard.sourceforge.net

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