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Workflows
by Jesus Avila 22 Jan '02

22 Jan '02

Hi there, I am new in all that Zope world, so excuse me if i say something with no sense. I am using Zope 2.4.3 (binary release, python 2.1, win32-x86), python 2.1.0, win32 , CMF-1.2-beta2 and DCWorkflow-0.4.1. I have configured a DCWorkflow with all the states, variables, transitions, ..., that i need. Which is the next step? I want to start creating scripts and connect those scripts to my workflow. How can i do that? Because the Default workflows they come with a workflow example with (create, publish, reject, ...). And to do that I think there are some scripts called in the way. Which is the order of execution of those scripts? Let me explain. Once the workflow is created and configured, how do i make the workflow start? As you can see i am pretty lost. Thanks a lot in advance. Jesus (I'm spanish)

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SOurce of zope.org
by Ulrich Wisser 22 Jan '02

22 Jan '02

Hello, for one of my projects I would like the user to select the sorting column of a table. On zope.org this is done in the product download page, you can click on a column title and this column will become the sorting column. Yes, I looked at the DTML-SOURCE with the link at the bottom of the page. I revieled that the main work is done in two sub function "sort_link" and "SiteIndex". sort_link will rewrite the QUERY_STRING to reflect the correct sorting column and for a second click the reverse option and SiteIndex will produce the results in excat that order. How can I have a look at these two methods? Thanks Ulrich -- Searchengine Know How - Webpromotion - Optimization - Internal Search World Wide Web Publisher, Ulrich Wisser, Odensvag 13, S-14571 Norsborg http://www.publisher.de Tel: +46-8-53460905 Fax: +46-8-534 609 06

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Re: [Zope] Static fail-over
by Anthony Baxter 22 Jan '02

22 Jan '02

>>> Terry Hancock wrote > I have a Zope site which I'm doing a lot of development > on, and all internal safeguards aside, I feel there's a > significant chance of wrecking Zope in the process. Then > it might take anywhere from hours to days to get it back > up again. Aside from making sure you have a sane development and deployment process, you could consider using a load balancer, set up to point to the primary (development?) server normally, and switching it to a backup one when things fail. There's a bunch of hardware or software ones - I've used both. Hardware's better, obviously, but you could consider something like the tool 'balance' from balance.sf.net Anthony

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Sessions with Zope 2.5.0b3 and SiteRoot ?
by Markus Keller 22 Jan '02

22 Jan '02

Hello List I am new with ZOPE and I have installed Zope 2.5.0b3 and run some tests with sessions. Everything works fine so far. Now I want to create a SiteRoot and that means (please tell me if I am wrong) that I need an own tmp_folder with a Transient Object Container in the SiteRoot directory. I have created a tmp_folder and added a Transient Object Container with the ID session_data. A Session Data Manager and a Browser ID Manager are also in the SiteRoot directory. Every time when I restart ZOPE the Transient Object Container gets lost. If I read the help I see, thats this is normal because all Objects in a tmp_folder will be deleted when restarting ZOPE. But the original tmp_folder in the RootFolder of ZOPE always has a Transient Object Container called session_data after starting ZOPE. I guess, that this Transient Object Container is created during startup. Is there any help or a howto on how I can create my own Transient Object Container during startup. Thanks in Advance Markus

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learning how to use sessions with Zope 2.5.0
by Lorenzo 22 Jan '02

22 Jan '02

Hi, I'd like to learn how to use sessions with Zope, and I'd like to use version 2.5.0 since it has an integrated sessioning mechanism. Where should I look for documentation to learn using sessions with Zope 2.5? Thanks in advance, Lorenzo

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FW: Fat client thoughts, was: RE: [Zope] Zope + XML-RPC + native GUI
by Jon Edwards 22 Jan '02

22 Jan '02

Ooops, sorry, sent this reply to the Zope-Dev list by mistake! > -----Original Message----- > From: Jon Edwards [mailto:jon@pcgs.freeserve.co.uk] > Sent: 22 January 2002 12:32 > To: Zope Dev list > Cc: sean.upton(a)uniontrib.com > Subject: Fat client thoughts, was: RE: [Zope] Zope + XML-RPC + native > GUI > > > > No, I haven't done this, but I plan to do something like this > to create a > > fat client to interact with content objects in a CMF site I am building. > > I've been playing around with wxPython and Boa Constructor > > (http://boa-constructor.sourceforge.net) I'd be interest in > finding out > > ways in which other people might be creating apps using these tools. > > <lots of good stuff snipped> > > Hi Sean > > I don't know if you've seen PythonCard? ...newish GUI building > app for wxPython (a bit like Boa, but "lighter") - > http://pythoncard.sourceforge.net/ > > On their mailinglist, they're discussing which DB to use as a > (built-in) persistent storage, and ZODB is one of the options - > > http://www.geocrawler.com/lists/3/SourceForge/14884/0/7610885/ > > One of the samples that comes with Pythoncard is "textRouter" > (also at http://simon.kittle.info/textrouter) which is a wxPython > client that uses XML-RPC to post to Blogger or Manilla sites via > their APIs. Looks like it could give you a headstart in > developing your CMF-GUI? (If you're looking for collaborators, > I'd be keen to get involved!) > > (BTW has anyone implemented the Blogger API - > http://plant.blogger.com/api/index.html - in Zope/CMF? I'm > planning to try it soon, so if anyone has any tips/code they > wouldn't mind sharing, I'd be very grateful! :-) > > On a slight tangent, I also spotted a wxPython app called Gimini > - http://gimini.sourceforge.net/ It's officially a "MindMapping" > tool, but I thought the GUI could be adapted to make a nice > drag-n-droppable sitemap tool for CMF, a bit like the one in > FrontPage! :-) > > Hope that's helpful! > > Cheers, Jon > > Jon Edwards > Pricom Ltd > www.pricom.co.uk

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Fwd: Re: [Zope] getting aspolute url of an objevt with id="xxxxxx"
by sree 22 Jan '02

22 Jan '02

Dear friends, I tried this but the result is : <dtml-var expr="_.getitem('image').absolute_url"> Output in browser: <Python Method object at 01DD7AA0> Please help. Regards, - sree -----Original Message----- From: "Phil Harris" _.getitem('xxxxxx').absolute_url() this assumes that xxxxxx is in the acquisition path ----- Original Message ----- From: "sree" <sree(a)indiacares.org> To: <zope(a)zope.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 5:23 AM Subject: [Zope] getting aspolute url of an objevt with id="xxxxxx" > Dear friends, > Greetings! > > I have encountered a situation where i know the id of the object. I > need to get the absolute url of this object. How do i get this? > > Regards, > - sree > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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] Re: Clever solution wanted
by Mario Valente 22 Jan '02

22 Jan '02

At 13:04 22-01-2002 +0100, Tille, Andreas wrote: >On Tue, 22 Jan 2002, Mario Valente wrote: > >> Create a ZClass called MenuItem which has 3 properties (urlText, >> targetFrame, displayText). >> >> Inside a folder called Menu (or whatever) allow only the creation of >> class MenuItem instances (objects). Your editors should be allowed >> to instantiate how many of those they want (you should probably use >> some kind of object Id generation; dont let the editors choose the ids >> themselves). The only other item in this folder should be a DTML >> method with something like this >> >> <dtml-in "objectValues(['MenuItem'])"> >> <a href="<dtml-var urlText>" target="<dtml-var targetFrame>" > >> <dtml-var displayText> </a> >> </dtml-in> >> >> If you put this "Menu" folder on the root of your Zope, you can call the >> menu anywhere >> with a simple <dtml-var Menu> >I had quite a similiar idea (not as elegant as yours) but the problem is >that I would have to include a "Sort"-property which would give the ability >to arrange the entries in a specific order. I can not imagine an easy >solution which enables this. That's why I thought storing it in a kind >of file would be the solution which fits our needs because those people >who care for the menu are able to use text editors for thos purposes. > >Any idea how to solve the ordering problem with your solution? > Use the OrderedFolder product to store your MenuItem class instances. C U! -- MV

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Re: [Zope] Adding a Factory results in a new ZCatalog index type
by Maik Jablonski 22 Jan '02

22 Jan '02

> > when i add a new product through the zope management interface (call it > > myTest for example) and then add a new Zope Factory in this Product > > (with the "Add list name" something like TEST), "TEST" will be also > > listed in the "Select type to add"-list of the Index-Tab in a ZCatalog... > > > > I've tested this on fresh installations of 2.4.3 and 2.5.0b4. same > > results. i think i must do something with "filtered_meta_types", but i > > don't know what. > > > > can anyone give me clue? or is it a bug? > > Uhm, no. Thats whats supposed to happen. When you create a new type of > product, you need a way to create the object that instantiates the product. > And the add box is it. So nothing is broken, everything is as it should. Adding the new product metatype to the "Select type to add..." in the Management Interface is that what I want and what i get!!! but I DON'T want an entry in the "Add list name" in a ZCATALOG's INDEX-Tab. What to do? thank you mjablonski.

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Re: [Zope] Clever solution wanted
by Mario Valente 22 Jan '02

22 Jan '02

At 12:09 22-01-2002 +0100, Tille, Andreas wrote: >I have the following problem: The web pages of our institute has a >menu frame (please don't throw anything at me about the frames - I do not >like it but now I have to cope with it) with links. Those links have >the following structure: > > <a href="URL1"> target="target-frame1">text1</a> > <a href="URL2"> target="target-frame2">text2</a> > <a href="URL3"> target="target-frame3">text3</a> > ... > >I'm looking for a more clever solution than I could imagine (as a >quite beginner in Zope). > Create a ZClass called MenuItem which has 3 properties (urlText, targetFrame, displayText). Inside a folder called Menu (or whatever) allow only the creation of class MenuItem instances (objects). Your editors should be allowed to instantiate how many of those they want (you should probably use some kind of object Id generation; dont let the editors choose the ids themselves). The only other item in this folder should be a DTML method with something like this <dtml-in "objectValues(['MenuItem'])"> <a href="<dtml-var urlText>" target="<dtml-var targetFrame>" > <dtml-var displayText> </a> </dtml-in> If you put this "Menu" folder on the root of your Zope, you can call the menu anywhere with a simple <dtml-var Menu> C U! -- Mario Valente

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