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DTML method to add a folder and put image inside
by John Verzani 07 Jul '00

07 Jul '00

Zope has me stumped. I want to make a _simple_ form and process to add a folder then insert into that folder some properties and an image. Here is what I am trying with my DTML method for processing the form request: <dtml-call "manage_addFolder(REQUEST['id'],REQUEST['title'])"> <dtml-with "REQUEST['id']"> <dtml-if image> <dtml-call "manage_addImage('image',image)"> </dtml-if> <dtml-call "manage_addProperty('example',example,'text')"> </dtml-with> <dtml-call "RESPONSE.redirect(URL1+'/manage_workspace')"> I thought by using the <dtml-with> and the folder id that the subsequent manaage_add* would add to the newly created folder. I know I'm on the right track for when I hardcode the folder name (replace REQUEST['id'] with a string) what I want to do works. Thanks for any help. -- .................................................................... . John Verzani mailto:verzani@math.csi.cuny.edu . . Dept. of Mathematics http://www.math.csi.cuny.edu/~verzani . . City University of New York tel: (718) 982-3623 . . College of Staten Island fax: (718) 982-3631 . . Staten Island, NY 10314 . ....................................................................

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Redirect Back
by Aaron Williamson 07 Jul '00

07 Jul '00

Does anyone know if RESPONSE.redirect() can somehow be used to send the user "back," like they clicked the back button on the browser? Thanks, Aaron Williamson Operation Mobilisation aaronw(a)c.ict.om.org

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Re: [Zope] Problem with database packing (major data loss)
by Richard Taylor 07 Jul '00

07 Jul '00

Brian Lloyd <Brian(a)digicool.com> writes: > > On Zope 2.1.6 if you you pack the database with '0' in the days box > > and then pack it again with '1' in the days box bad things happen. In > > our case the first pack resulted in a Data.fs of 17MBytes (not bad > > from a started point of nearly 2GBytes) the second pack (which I > > assumed would do nothing) resulted in a Data.fs of 3MBytes. Great I > > thought, however it also broke most of my site. Some of the symptoms > > are: > > > > Accessing existing folders gives KeyError > > Many of my ZClasses are turned into DTML Methods (that is the icon > > next to them in the folder view is a DTML Method icon) > > All the instances of the broken classes are broken. > > > > > > Thankfully I kept backups before performing the packs. > > Richard - > > A notice was sent out to the list a week or so ago on this - > there is a bug in the packing machinery that (as you found) > doesn't correctly handle things when you pack to certain time > and then subsequently pack to an earlier time. The fix for > this is already checked in for 2.2. > > Brian Lloyd brian(a)digicool.com > Software Engineer 540.371.6909 > Digital Creations http://www.digicool.com > > Brian You have my apology I did not spot the this notice. I shall move to 2.2 just as soon as it is out of Beta testing. Richard

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Calculate difference between time input?
by Peter Arvidsson 07 Jul '00

07 Jul '00

How do I calculate the difference between two times I get from a from? Lets say time a = 09:45 and time b = 11:15 Then I want to calculate the difference. How do I calculate it? I'd also like to know how to get the answers in differen formats. For example caculating the input above I want to be able to get all of the following results: 1:30 (One hour and thirty minutes) 1,5 (One and a half hour) 90 (Ninety minutes) Help please :)

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Problem with database packing (major data loss)
by Richard Taylor 07 Jul '00

07 Jul '00

We have discovered a rather nasty problem. On Zope 2.1.6 if you you pack the database with '0' in the days box and then pack it again with '1' in the days box bad things happen. In our case the first pack resulted in a Data.fs of 17MBytes (not bad from a started point of nearly 2GBytes) the second pack (which I assumed would do nothing) resulted in a Data.fs of 3MBytes. Great I thought, however it also broke most of my site. Some of the symptoms are: Accessing existing folders gives KeyError Many of my ZClasses are turned into DTML Methods (that is the icon next to them in the folder view is a DTML Method icon) All the instances of the broken classes are broken. Thankfully I kept backups before performing the packs. This is repeatable on both the servers I run. I am now nervous of packing but have no choice. Richard PS. I still think Zope is great! I am just learning slowing how to run it defensively

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zsql question (cannot render query template)
by Oliver Frommel 07 Jul '00

07 Jul '00

Hi, I have a simple SQL method which just does a select on all rows, ie. "select * from users", which works. for security reasons I want to embed the sql statement in another dtml if- clause, like that: <dtml-if checkperm> select * from users </dtml-if> (checkperm is a DTML method which returns either 0 or 1) when I try to test the SQL method I get the following error: Error, exceptions.NameError: REQUEST SQL used: Could not render the query template! what am I doing wrong? thanks -Oliver

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RE: [Zope] Patch to DateTime.py
by Brian Lloyd 07 Jul '00

07 Jul '00

> The people who want this site want the local time, not > UTC+0 that strftime > enforces. > > So, I created a tiny patch which adds > _.DateTime().strfltime(), which works > identically, except it passes LOCALTIME instead of GMTIME. > > It's tiny, it's simple, but it's REALLY HANDY! > Curtis - Please submit this to the Collector http://classic.zope.org:8080/Collector/ ...as a feature request w/patch. Patches posted via email tend to get lost in the rushing current of the lists :) Brian Lloyd brian(a)digicool.com Software Engineer 540.371.6909 Digital Creations http://www.digicool.com

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delete objet via a form
by FR Chalaoux 07 Jul '00

07 Jul '00

Hi Zopper, The Use case ========== 1/ Display file objets from a folder 2/ Select objets to delete 3/ Delete these objets 4/ Refresh the document My solution is based on 2 DTML methods but it does not work for me. The documents are not deleted and no refresh of the page. Help is welcome. FR. DTML Method delete_form ==================== <dtml-var standard_html_header> <h2><dtml-var title_or_id></h2> <FORM ACTION="http://localhost:8080/Common/Documents/delete" method="POST"> <dtml-in "PARENTS[0].objectValues(['File'])" sort=id> <INPUT TYPE="CHECKBOX" NAME="ids:list" VALUE="<dtml-var id>"> <dtml-var id><p> </dtml-in> <INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT"> </form> <dtml-var standard_html_footer> DTML Method delete =============== <dtml-call "manage_delObjects(REQUEST['ids'])"> <dtml-call "RESPONSE.redirect(URL1 + '/delete_form')">

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Re: [Zope] Which PostGreSQL DA should I use?
by Cary O'Brien 07 Jul '00

07 Jul '00

> On Fri, 07 Jul 2000, Eric L. Walstad wrote: > > OK, I am thinking about going from MySQL to PostgreSQL for its transactions > > and subqueries. I am curious which DA I should use and why. I see that I > > can choose from: > > > > 1. SQLRelay > > 2. ZPoPyDA > > 3. ZPyGreSQLDA > > > > Which are you using and why did you choose it over the others? > > > i have been asking the same Q too. i am current;y using ZPygreSQLDa, and have > been from the start. i think there's no more development done on this DA ( > imight be wrong though). > I wish there was. For ZPyGreSQL, I would really like to see: 1) Thread-safe operation. I.e., if desired, one database connection per thread. Or better yet a pool of connections, allowing m threads, but n (n<m) concurrent PostgreSQL queries. 2) A bit of introspection, i.e. showing the tables and columns. We're getting people who simply can't handle a command line, so they can't really run psql in a separate terminal window. Gadfly DA does this. Any hints/takers. I've looked over ZPyGreSQL pretty carefully -- it isn't all that big. > i wanted to try PoPy, but the last time i checked, i can't get the PoPy tar > ball. this is actively maintained, i think > > SQLRelay, i have compiled and installed, but i can't figure out how to use it. > i cant start the listener without an error.( can't bind something). and i'm > not too sure how how the connect string looks like if i have a user with no > password. but i think this may be the best solution, since we can specify the > connection pool, and have a cache for results too. > Interesting. Gotta look into this. -- cary

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FYI - poss. reindex_object alleged 'bug' workaround
by Jeff Sasmor 07 Jul '00

07 Jul '00

Zopers and PyCoders- I was having a problem with ZCatalog-- namely, editing the properties of a CatalogAware item (in a custom form) after creation resulted in no change to the indexed value in the Catalog. I know about reindex_object and was using that-- so it wasn't just that I was leaving it out! Hmmm. I read the Zope(a)zope.org list archives on zope.nipltd.com (what a great resource, thanks!!!) and found some mentions that this was broken in 2.1.6, which is what I am using. ANYWAY, I found that <dtml-call "_.this.reindex_object()"> solved the problem immediately (well, for me, anyway). Just thought I would pass this on so it would be archived for others with this problem (or at least something to try in a moment of desperation!). Why does this work? I have some guesses about some of the PyCode in CatalogAwarenesss.py but I'm still too much of a Python newbie to make any comments..... Jeff Sasmor jeff(a)janix.com

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