August 2003 - Zope - Zope lists

VirtualLogMonster
by Michael Dexter 30 Aug '03

30 Aug '03

Hello, It turns out that VirtualHostMonster was exactly what I was looking for to set up simple virtual hosts with Zope. Any word on VirtualLogMonster so I can separate the log files from those virtual hosts? Thanks, MD.

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Variables and SubFolders
by rpenatez＠lattice.com.co 30 Aug '03

30 Aug '03

Hello Zopistas! I'm trying to pass a variable value from the root folder to a subfolder but I can't. How can I do that??? Thanks for your help. RicardoP

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2.7.0b2 install error
by Edward Muller 30 Aug '03

30 Aug '03

running the following... /opt/python/2.2.3/bin/python setup.py install --prefix=/opt/zope/2.7.0 warning: ZopeInstall: modules installed to '/opt/zope/2.7.0/lib/python/', which is not in Python's module search path (sys.path) -- you'll have to change the search path yourself running install running build running build_scripts Traceback (most recent call last): File "setup.py", line 1128, in ? distclass=ZopeDistribution, File "/opt/python/2.2.3/lib/python2.2/distutils/core.py", line 138, in setup dist.run_commands() File "/opt/python/2.2.3/lib/python2.2/distutils/dist.py", line 902, in run_commands self.run_command(cmd) File "/opt/python/2.2.3/lib/python2.2/distutils/dist.py", line 922, in run_command cmd_obj.run() File "setup.py", line 142, in run install.run(self) File "/opt/python/2.2.3/lib/python2.2/distutils/command/install.py", line 491, in run self.run_command('build') File "/opt/python/2.2.3/lib/python2.2/distutils/cmd.py", line 330, in run_command self.distribution.run_command(command) File "/opt/python/2.2.3/lib/python2.2/distutils/dist.py", line 922, in run_command cmd_obj.run() File "/opt/python/2.2.3/lib/python2.2/distutils/command/build.py", line 107, in run self.run_command(cmd_name) File "/opt/python/2.2.3/lib/python2.2/distutils/cmd.py", line 330, in run_command self.distribution.run_command(command) File "/opt/python/2.2.3/lib/python2.2/distutils/dist.py", line 922, in run_command cmd_obj.run() File "/opt/python/2.2.3/lib/python2.2/distutils/command/build_scripts.py", line 46, in run self.copy_scripts() File "/opt/python/2.2.3/lib/python2.2/distutils/command/build_scripts.py", line 55, in copy_scripts self.mkpath(self.build_dir) File "/opt/python/2.2.3/lib/python2.2/distutils/cmd.py", line 360, in mkpath self.verbose, self.dry_run) File "/opt/python/2.2.3/lib/python2.2/distutils/dir_util.py", line 35, in mkpath raise DistutilsInternalError, \ distutils.errors.DistutilsInternalError: mkpath: 'name' must be a string (got None) Anyone have any ideas? -- Edward Muller Interlix (http://www.interlix.com) Phone: 417-862-0573 - Cell: 417-844-2435 - Fax: 417-862-0572 Web Hosting - PC Service & Support - Custom Programming - Network Service & Support Specializing in Open Source Solutions

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File types and OpenOffice documents (text)
by Gilles Lenfant 29 Aug '03

29 Aug '03

Hi, When uploading an OpenOffice text document ("foo.sxw") to a File object ("foo.sxw"), it's content type prop is set to "application/x-zip-compressed" !!! When downloading it with IE or Mozilla (Windows) it renames the file "foo.sxw.zip". The user has to rename it :-(. Is there a way to set the correct content type automatically at upload time (dunno which) and prevent renaming the file ? * Upload through Python scripts that detects those strnga behaviours and set the content type according to the file extension ? * Add a plugin to the File class to check the right type and set content type accordingly ? * Other ? I didn't test but this happens perhaps to other OpenOffice files too (spreadsheets, presentations...) Thanks in advance. --Gilles

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Newbie Questions on ZODB Scale
by Robert B 29 Aug '03

29 Aug '03

I have recently discovered Zope and like what I see. I have some basic questions on how the object database scales. I come from a conventional RDBMS background... DB2 and Oracle. I would like to use the database for a content management solution, but I am worried about how the database will scale and perform. Where can I find documentation on how to administer the object database? Many of the links on http://www.zope.org on the ZODB are broken. My concern is that, based on my cursory look, it seems that the object database is stored in essentially one file on the file system. What happens when you outgrow that filesystem, or when you want to span disks in order to spread the load? Or, if I am expecting a large amount of files stored in the database, should I set up the server to store the files external to the object database? Any and all help would be appreciated, Robert

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Data packing error
by Todd Loomis, (SAIC) 29 Aug '03

29 Aug '03

All: When i try to pack my database i get the following error: Zope Ver. 2.4.4 on Redhat 7.2  ============================================ Todd

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problems with news item properties
by martin f krafft 29 Aug '03

29 Aug '03

I am sending this to the general Zope list because I think this is not really CMF-specific even though it uses a type from CMFDefault: The News Item. I have a macro that does pretty much the standard news box thing (abbreviated): <metal:block define-macro="box" tal:define="results python:request.get('news', here.portal_catalog.searchResults( ... ));:> <tal:block repeat="obj results"> <span tal:replace="python:test(obj.Title, obj.Title, obj.id)" /> <span tal:replace="python:here.toPortalTime(obj.modified)" /> <span tal:replace="structure obj/description" /> <span tal:replace="structure obj/CookedBody" /> </tal:block> </metal:block> This macro is used by a template, which is used by a document to render itself. It works, but mostly doesn't. I can see ZCatalog returning a <mybrain instance> for each of the results. However, if I then try to use these mybrains instances the way I see e.g. Plone do it (the above is pretty much copied from Plone), it does weird things. The two news items I have created for testing purposes are named "First" and "Second", and they both have different descriptions and body texts. When I render the document (which uses a macro that uses the above macro), obj.Title seems to be "News Item" for both items, the description is empty, and CookedBody outputs the CookedBody of the document I am calling ('template') rather than the one of the object. However, looking at CMFDefault/NewsItem.py, News Item does sport 'description' and 'CookedBody', which is verified by looking at the Plone ZPTs using it that way. What is going on? The page in question is at http://tokyolectures.org, but I guess that doesn't really help a lot. Thanks, -- martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \____ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr "<*> mailto:" net@madduck invalid/expired pgp subkeys? use subkeys.pgp.net as keyserver! "montag, why do you burn books?" "it's a job like any other, pay is good and there is a lot of variety." -- ray bradbury (f451)

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Scripting ExternalFile
by David Mitchell 29 Aug '03

29 Aug '03

Hello everyone, I've got a script that generates HTML content on a regular basis, and I want to be able to make it visible via Zope. The ExternalFile product is just about perfect, except that I want to be able to script the "inclusion" of files into the Zope infrastructure rather than go ExternalFile's GUI each time. I can't just leave the HTML content out in the file system; I need to be able to manage access using Zope's security system. Has anyone got any pointers on how to do this, or even point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance Dave Mitchell

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RE: [Zope] Changing password in acl_users doesn't work
by Jet Wilda 29 Aug '03

29 Aug '03

It is the stock user folder and says "User Folder". I figured why it is doing this. Under the properties tab if I have "Encrypt user passwords" checked then it throws that error. If I uncheck it then the error goes away. On a side note how do I get the error_log? > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris McDonough [mailto:chrism@zopemafia.com] > Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 2:58 PM > To: Jet Wilda > Cc: zope(a)zope.org > Subject: RE: [Zope] Changing password in acl_users doesn't work > > > Nope, I was wrong. Nothing in the change logs about it. > What kind of user folder is it? (e.g. does it say "User > Folder" on its management interface, indicating it's the > stock user folder or does it say something else?). Showing > us the error captured in the error_log related to this would > be helpful too (and would answer the previous question as well). > > On Thu, 2003-08-28 at 14:43, Jet Wilda wrote: > > I'm running Zope2.6.1 on Linux with python2.1.3 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Jet Wilda > > > Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 2:08 PM > > > To: zope(a)zope.org > > > Subject: [Zope] Changing password in acl_users doesn't work > > > > > > > > > When I go into the acl_users folder in the root of the ZMI > > > "/acl_users" and click on a user to change the password it > > > throws this error: > > > Error Type: NameError > > > Error Value: global name 'pw' is not defined > > > > > > How do I fix this? > > > > > > Jet > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Zope maillist - Zope(a)zope.org > > > http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope > > > ** No cross > > > posts or HTML encoding! ** > > > (Related lists - > > > http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce > > > http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev ) > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Zope maillist - Zope(a)zope.org > > http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope > > ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** > > (Related lists - > > http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce > > http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev ) > >

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Rendering Dynamic Content
by Bill Etheredge 29 Aug '03

29 Aug '03

I am pretty novice at Zope and have a site in development (close to completion) that I have hit a roadblock on. I am sure this is simple but I have not been able to get around it. I am using ZPT and folders to define pages (for dynamic navigation). Each page-defining folder contains a 'Content' folder with content objects that are rendered in macro-defined slots. I only have a couple index_html page templates that are used for the entire site. This is all working well. However, I am having trouble rendering dynamic content using this architecture. For instance, displaying the results of the Search function on the site needs to use my standard page template. Also, I have a couple ZClass objects defined that I am using on the site that I can list without a problem, but I need to be able to display the ZClass instance 'content' when a visitor clicks on its displayed title. It renders but I need guidance getting it to render in my ZPT 'content' slot. Could someone provide some guidance / hints or give me a link to a 'how to'? Thanks, Bill Etheredge The Mesa Group

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