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[Fwd: Re: Zope Solution]
by Philipp Auersperg 07 Dec '01

07 Dec '01

Hi! You're right, as Stephan answered to you we used in this project Zope as a pure 'blind' appserver. the protocol we used there is xmlrpc (www.xmlrpc.com) which has bindings for nearly all languages, among these: python,c++,java on client and serverside. xmlrpclib marshalls function calls and basic types (scalars,dicts,lists,datetimes) as xml statements and uses http as transport. Zope has a built-in xmlrpc server. There are also projects for other protocols (SOAP and CORBA) but I think the latter one is in an experimental state. The point I liked so much about xmlrpc was that is very uncomplicated to implement. As I can read from your explanation it should be well possible to implement that with Zope. Please let me know when you need more information, perhaps you can then provide me more details about your project . regards phil Am Don, 2001-12-06 um 13.59 schrieb Geir Arne Evjen: > I posted this message in Zope's miling list. I got a reply that I should > contact you. > > Did you have a similar problemsituation? > > Greeting from, > Geir Arne Evjen > > > > >I'd heard about this nice product throught a collegue of mine, and I have > >some questions in which I hope someone can answer me :-) > > >Me and someothers are working with thermodynamic modelling and alogorithms. > >One year ago we saw the need of distribution of our code, which means that > >we > >made our thermodynamic calculation engine as a separate module, and other > >modules could use this one (The thermodynamic core could also access other > >modules again). All communication between the modules are in CORBA. When we > >want to send data to the modules, id.e. modellparameters we use XML. Later > >we > >created a dynamic GUI language for manipulation of the parameters and other > >stuff, inserting values into the XML tree and calling the different module > >functions. Its our glue module. (which is more or less does the same as Zope > >(Correct me if I'm wrong.). > > >So to my question: > >This summer we built a GUI client using java which communicated with our > >gluemodule. This is a solution we want to have. Is it possible in Zope to > >accomplish this in some way. (Id.e communication without using a web client) > > >Best regards, > >Geir Arne Evjen >

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NameError (global name 'namespace' is not defined) - more diagnos tics and code
by Ronald.Chichester＠bakerbotts.com 07 Dec '01

07 Dec '01

Even more diagnostic information the pecurliar 'namespace' error. I loaded Zope 2-4-3 onto my box and loaded in the product and folder (with info) in their appropriate places. Then I loaded the python scripts into the editor and pressed the "Save Changes" button do recompile. It didn't help. Same problem. NameError: global name 'namespace' is not defined. I'm wondering if my technique for getting information from an object isn't frought with peril. Is there a technique where I could return a particular object from a list of objects? Getting an actual object is easy to do. However, the problem comes when the search is unsuccessful. What do you return? The below code is what I developed to remedy that problem. The problem with the remedy is that it doesn't work in Zope 2-4-3 (although it did in 2-3-1). Note, the DTML code from which the python script is called used the contents namespace. Here is the original python script code: found = 0 # flag to indicate that the object was/wasn't found... contents = [] # the return list... # Run through the objects in the current (context) folder to see if there is a match (with given_title)... for obj in context.objectValues('Image'): if found == 0: if given_title == obj.title: url = obj.absolute_url title = obj.title contents.append(namespace(url=url, title=title)[0]) found = 1 # Set flag on success... # If you can't find it in the context, then check the container... for obj in container.objectValues('Image'): if found == 0: if given_title == obj.title: url = obj.absolute_url title = obj.title contents.append(namespace(url=url, title=title)[0]) found = 1 # Set flag on success... # Return indicative values if the desired object was not found... if found == 0: contents.append(namespace(url='', title='')[0]) vars = namespace(contents=contents) return vars ----- As the namespace issue wss causing the problem, I tried to get around it by doing the following: found = 0 # flag to indicate that the object was/wasn't found... # Run through the objects in the current (context) folder to see if there is a match (with given_title)... for obj in context.objectValues('Image'): if found == 0: if given_title == obj.title: ret_obj = obj found = 1 # Set flag on success... # If you can't find it in the context, then check the container... for obj in container.objectValues('Image'): if found == 0: if given_title == obj.title: ret_obj = obj found = 1 # Set flag on success... return ret_obj ### ... which works just fine _IF_ you find the object. If not, the DTML code is still going to look for a property and not find one (because nothing is returned). To fix that, I added a "dummy" object for errors, to wit: class myErrorClass: element_number = -1 ... was tacked on at the beginning of the script, and ... if found == 0: an_Error = myErrorClass() return an_Error else: return ret_obj ... was tacked on at the end. Unfortunately, when you run into a condition where no legitimate object was found (i.e., found == 0), you get a screwy response from Zope. The username/password challenge comes up (even if you are in the manage session as the manager). No username/password combination exists to get through that. In short, something about instantiating the class screwed up Zope. What does one do in such a situation? Thank you all in advance. Ron --- complaw(a)hal-pc.org wrote: >As I said before, the above code works just fine in Zope 2-3-1. >However, it fails (gets the NameError) in both versions 2-4-2 and >2-4-3. Is this because Zope went to python 2.x instead of 1.5? > >Do I have to rewrite my code? Do I have to tell my client to get 2-3-1? > >Any hints would be greatly appreciated. > >Thanks, > >Ron > > > This may be a version problem, or it may not. > > I wrote a fairly straightforward Zope application in Zope 2-3-1 on Linux. (That > instance of Zope has been working just fine for months and hey, it wasn't broke > so I didn't fix it. The Linux box has been up for 132 days and I like the fact > that I only have to fuss with Zope, if anything at all.) > > I created a simple product and associated folder (with a slew of Folders, DTML > Documents, python scripts, and DTML Methods. Then I exported them and shipped > both the product and the site off to a client who had downloaded and installed > Zope 2-3-4 for Windows. > > The client got into the Zope management screen (after a little hand-holding, but > he didn't read any documentation, so I can't complain). I talked him through > the processes of unzip/untar the product, and loading the particular site. > > Now the client can pull up a browser and accurately read index_html of the main > folder. However, when he tries to read any of the DTML Documents, Folders, etc. > he gets: > > Zope Error > > Error Type: NameError > Error Value: global name 'namespace' is not defined > > Is this problem between different versions of Zope? namespace is pretty > fundamental. I don't see how it could have worked fine under 2-3-1 and not > under 2-4-3. > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > Ron > > _______________________________________________ > 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 ) _______________________________________________ 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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U can call me DUMBO !!
by sanjeev c s 07 Dec '01

07 Dec '01

I have some dumb questions. I have been reading about wiki and fishbowl. I tried to find out the information on Zope.org but failed. Please tell me What is wiki ??? and is fishbowl=CMF ??? sanju __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com

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RE: TTW Mass Importing was (RE: [Zope] Help on mass import of images)
by Trevor Toenjes 07 Dec '01

07 Dec '01

> I have got the "FTP answer", but what do you mean with Zip? > Uploading a Zip an then extracting it inside of Zope? Yes, several people have done it this way. But this requires users to know how to use Zip and create their own archives to upload as a single file. > > I am still in the search of a better way to allow a user to > select multiple > > images from their local system and upload them all at one time, without > > having to use an ftp-app or zip. > > A TTW (thru the web) method to enable this would be very useful. > > Is anyone interested in helping to build a flexible Zope > product to handle > > this? > I am definitely interested, because this is the problem I am > working on. I thought of a special kind of folderish object, that > allows a mass upload (of course), but more important some kind of > image management (keyword search, automatic thumbnail creation, > etc.). But this would also require a special image class. I found > the "Photo Product" on zope.org, but this was not exactly what I > was looking for. Well, I just want to address the upload issues. What you do with the uploads, inserting into a new 'meta-type', etc, is outside the requirement. I have several scenarios. 1. user has to upload several specific images thru a form and hit upload once. example: image1 [ ] [BROWSE] image2 [ ] [BROWSE] image3 [ ] [BROWSE] image4 [ ] [BROWSE] [UPLOAD ALL] The script can then rename all the images to be used appropriately in Zope. I currently have this in a ZClass, but they have to hit submit for each image. I dont want them to upload any images, unless they upload them all. 2. Upload mass images to folder Allow a user to go to a local directory and multi-select images to upload. Using [CTRL]-select or [SHIFT]-select would be ideal. Drag and Drop TTW would be "Heavenly" Ideal. So some Java may be required. Can your FTP solution do this? Cheers, -Trevor

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RE: [Zope] MailHost problems
by abg＠comco-inc.com 07 Dec '01

07 Dec '01

I had the exact same problem with Zope on NT. No matter what I did, I couldn't get Zope to play nice with the SMTP server that comes with IIS 4.0. Eventually I installed another SMTP server, and MAILHOST worked like a charm. If your site isn't incredibly high traffic, Hermes (http://www.alixoft.com/software/hermes.htm) works well, and is free. You'll want to install it as a service, you can find instructions for doing so here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q137890. Another option is to migrate to Win2000/IIS 5.0. The IIS 5.0s SMTP server works with MAILHOST. > -----Original Message----- > From: zope-admin(a)zope.org [mailto:zope-admin@zope.org]On > Behalf Of Tony > Flanagan > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 7:18 AM > To: zope > Subject: [Zope] MailHost problems > > > hi all, > I am currently using the MailHost product in zope to > send automatic > e-mails from my Zope site, via the companies e-mail server. > This was working > perfectly on my own machine(Win 98), but when the site was > moved onto an NT > server I've started getting the following error, without a traceback.. > > Error Type: SMTPHeloError > Error Value: (501, 'Invalid domain name') > > Does anybody know what causes this. The server name I've used > is correct,and > I am able to ping it from my NT server. > > Any help is greatly appreciated, > > Best Regards, > Tony. > > > Tony Flanagan > Engitech Ltd > Parkwest Business Park > Beckett Road, 20/D > Dublin 12 > Tel.: 00353-1-6204520 > Mobile: 086 323 9125 > tony.flanagan(a)engitech.ie > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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www.zope.org -> does it use CMF?
by Juergen R. Plasser / HEXAGON 07 Dec '01

07 Dec '01

Which product is used for www.zope.org? CMF? I never had a detailed look on CMF by now, that's why I ask. I need some kind of document management system (main requirements: WebDav access, indexing MS Office and PDF documents). Are there any products available? Juergen -- plasser(a)hexagon.at

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Re: [Zope] More about problems between 2-3-1 and 2-4-3
by complaw＠hal-pc.org 07 Dec '01

07 Dec '01

If I had not recompiled the code, would this (could this) result in a NameError (global name 'namespace' not found) for the following code: From: Ronald L. Chichester [complaw(a)hal-pc.org] Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 10:39 PM To: zope(a)zope.org Subject: Re: [Zope] NameError (global name 'namespace' is not defined) Okay, here is a little more diagnostic information. The 'namespace' that Zope is complaining about is in the following code: found = 0 # flag to indicate that the object was/wasn't found... contents = [] # the return list... # Run through the objects in the current (context) folder to see if there is a match (with given_title)... for obj in context.objectValues('Image'): if found == 0: if given_title == obj.title: url = obj.absolute_url title = obj.title contents.append(namespace(url=url, title=title)[0]) found = 1 # Set flag on success... # If you can't find it in the context, then check the container... for obj in container.objectValues('Image'): if found == 0: if given_title == obj.title: url = obj.absolute_url title = obj.title contents.append(namespace(url=url, title=title)[0]) found = 1 # Set flag on success... # Return indicative values if the desired object was not found... if found == 0: contents.append(namespace(url='', title='')[0]) vars = namespace(contents=contents) return vars > Note that everything still works, but it will be slower and will > complain at you until you go to each of these things and resave them. > SOmeone came up with a script a while ago that did this. > > Ronald L. Chichester wrote: > > When I use python scripts created under Zope 2-3-1, I get an > > informational message: > > > > PROBLEM (100) Script (Python) Object "my_script_name" needs to be > > recompiled. > > > > > > ... Is that why my code written in Zope 2-3-1 doesn't work properly in > > Zope 2-4-3? > > > > If so, how do I recompile? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Ron > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 ) > > > > > -- > Chris McDonough Zope Corporation > http://www.zope.org http://www.zope.com > "Killing hundreds of birds with thousands of stones" > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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ZCatalog sort_on multiple indexes
by brian.r.brinegar.1 07 Dec '01

07 Dec '01

Is there a method to sort on multiple indexes within a ZCatalog? If not is there anyone working on it? --Brian Brinegar ECN Web Technician MSEE 104 A 494-3106 http://www.geeksoft.net/

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More about problems between 2-3-1 and 2-4-3
by Ronald L. Chichester 07 Dec '01

07 Dec '01

When I use python scripts created under Zope 2-3-1, I get an informational message: PROBLEM (100) Script (Python) Object "my_script_name" needs to be recompiled. ... Is that why my code written in Zope 2-3-1 doesn't work properly in Zope 2-4-3? If so, how do I recompile? Thanks in advance, Ron

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Re: [Zope] MailHost problems
by H.de.Wit＠SFK.NL 07 Dec '01

07 Dec '01

>hi all, > I am currently using the MailHost product in zope to send automatic >e-mails from my Zope site, via the companies e-mail server. This was working >perfectly on my own machine(Win 98), but when the site was moved onto an NT >server I've started getting the following error, without a traceback.. >Error Type: SMTPHeloError >Error Value: (501, 'Invalid domain name') >Does anybody know what causes this. The server name I've used is correct,and >I am able to ping it from my NT server. Hello I don't know how the following relates to the pinging argument but: Did you add the ip adress of the e-mail server in the hosts file of your NT machine? you can find it here: c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts Otherwise the dns of your company is thinking that you are using the e-mail server for relaying illegally, and this is forbidden by your computer police department. Met vriendelijke groeten, Hans de Wit Stichting Farmaceutische Kengetallen Postbus 30460 2500 GL DEN HAAG Tel. 070-3737448 Fax 070-3737445

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