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Creating a "list of strings" from DTML-Method?
by Soren Roug 23 Feb '00

23 Feb '00

I'm working on a product where I want to create a property that is a selection and allows you to select between a list of folders created in the parent folder. When you add a property in the property sheet the text directly above says: | |For "selection" and "multiple selection" properties enter the name of |a selection variable |in the "Value" field. The selection variable is |a property or method that returns a list of strings from which the |selection(s) can be chosen. | After fiddling around a bit I realized that the only methods that qualify are Z SQL methods. That's not what I'm looking for. Does anybody know how to do this with a DTML method or has anyone subclassed the DTML method to a class that returns a list of strings instead of rendering the text? Soren Roug European Environment Agency

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Re: [Zope] Using apache w/ZServer question
by rgines＠purina.com 23 Feb '00

23 Feb '00

<snip> >and am having some problems. In the document it says to put the >ProxyPass directives within the main Directory context. I assume that >he's referring to the DocumentRoot; yet whenever I put the Proxy* >directives anywhere I get an error when I try to restart apache, saying >that they can't be in there. So I take them out and leave them by >themselves. Apache restarts, but when I try to go to the path I get a >'Document contains no data' message. Here's what I am doing on a testing server which might help you. The apache server is on port 80 at gynzer.yyy.xxx.com (Internal Intranet ... ) Zope is running at gynzer.xxx.yyy.com:8080 Virtual host is at an address with a DNS entry of rlgtest1.yyy.xxx.com I want rlgtest1 to actually point to the /PPEGroup/MES directory in Zope Here is my Apache Entry <VirtualHost 170.73.133.190> ServerAdmin rgines(a)xxx.com ServerName rlgtest1.xxx.yyy.com ProxyPass / http://gynzer.xxx.yyy.com:8080/PPEGroup/MES/ ProxyPassReverse / http://gynzer.xxx.yyy.com:8080/PPEGroup/MES/ ProxyPass /misc_ http://gynzer.xxx.yyy.com:8080/misc_ ProxyPass /p_ http://gynzer.xxx.yyy.com:8080/p_ </VirtualHost> Note: the last two lines are necessary to keep the graphics and misc internal links working properly. So that /PPEGroup/MES really does look like the root of server rlgtest1, I am using SiteAccess to fake it out ... the jury is still out as to using this or not. It has good points and bad points to using it. Depending on my mood for the day I seem to sway back and forth between using it or not. I hope that this helps.

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Re: Zope digest, Vol 1 #643 - 53 msgs
by Tres Seaver 23 Feb '00

23 Feb '00

auto44082(a)hushmail.com > Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 16:08:29 -0800 (PST) > Subject: [Zope] id problems in product I'm creating > To: zope(a)zope.org > > I'm trying to create a product which is a derivative of the DTML document. > Things seem to work OK, I go into the product management screen, add my > product, then add a zclass to my products which inherits the DTML document > class. So far so good. Then I go in and add my custom ICON, and go to the > root folder to try it out. > > The problem is that when I add a new instance of my product, I am prompted > for an ID, and the product is added, but Nothing in this new product which > access or uses the id variable works. When you click on the new DTML derived > object, you do indeed get the edit screen (looks just like the one for a > DTML doc), but the id field at the top is blank. Furthermore, when you browse > to this new object. The standard view containing a standard header,footer > and a sentence stating the ID of the document is wrong. The ID is blank. > the DTML tag , <dtml-var id> yeilds nothing. > > But I can't find anything wrong in my product's add form method, or the > add constructor method. > > Any Ideas? Thanks for any help as I'm farely new to this whole Zope thing. This is a known problem -- see the HowTo for a workaround: http://www.zope.org/Members/AlexR/ZClassIDBug -- ========================================================= Tres Seaver tseaver(a)palladion.com 713-523-6582 Palladion Software http://www.palladion.com

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Re: [Zope] User/Subscriber advice on How-To
by Tres Seaver 23 Feb '00

23 Feb '00

Jon Prettyman <jprettyman(a)acm.org> wrote: > > I'm trying to set up a registered subscription based site with Zope. > The powers that be want a cookie based authentication scheme, so I've > started by using GenericUserFolder to handle my authentication. I'm > keeping my user account info in a /etc/passwd type file. I have some > ExternalMethods I use to create user accounts that are accesible from > a ``register'' method in my acl_users folder. So far so good. > > The PTB want to add more account information such as e-mail address, > phone/fax etc. I'm wondering if my best course of action at this > point would be to add this info to my account file in the form of > additional fields, or should I create some type of User class derived > from BasicUser to handle this. If I go the class route, I'm a little > confused about what to derive where. Does anybody have any > suggestions on what my best course of action would be? Depending on your (John's) time frame, the Portal Toolkit (http://www.zope.org/Products/PTK) is aimed directly at your problem. It will have a framework in place for extensible User objects, with your choice of storage formats (local password file, RDBMS, the ZODB, LDAP, etc). In particular, you will be able to associate additional data with each user. The PTK already looks good, and is progressing nicely. The "extensible user" features should be available very shortly. John Morton <jwm(a)plain.co.nz> replied: > > Jon Prettyman writes: > > I'm trying to set up a registered subscription based site with Zope. > > The powers that be want a cookie based authentication scheme, so I've > > started by using GenericUserFolder to handle my authentication. I'm > > keeping my user account info in a /etc/passwd type file. I have some > > ExternalMethods I use to create user accounts that are accesible from > > a ``register'' method in my acl_users folder. So far so good. > > > > The PTB want to add more account information such as e-mail address, > > phone/fax etc. I'm wondering if my best course of action at this > > point would be to add this info to my account file in the form of > > additional fields, or should I create some type of User class derived > > from BasicUser to handle this. If I go the class route, I'm a little > > confused about what to derive where. Does anybody have any > > suggestions on what my best course of action would be? > > I'm going for a SQL backed approach myself (with postgreSQL), but > that's only a good option if you're reasonably well versed with DB > admining and SQL hacking. For your approach, it's probably best to > have the passwd file just handle the user/password and roles aspects, > and make a ZClass to handle the extra user information. Set the > property sheet up with all the user information, and build some nice > forms to handle adding and editing. Then the rest is a matter of > security settings - the user who's information it is should have a > local role of owner set so they can always veiw and edit their > information. Anonymous users probably shouldn't be able to view other > people's information, but some other roles might. And remember to make > Zcatalog a base class when you build the Zclass so all the user > information is searchable. Note that I think the base class you want here is "CatalogAware", not ZCatalog. -- ========================================================= Tres Seaver tseaver(a)palladion.com 713-523-6582 Palladion Software http://www.palladion.com

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stupid, but neccessary q'n
by Tom Deprez 23 Feb '00

23 Feb '00

When Adding properties to a ZClass, I came across the type Token. What does this mean? TIA, Tom.

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ZopeFind() problem
by julio dinis 23 Feb '00

23 Feb '00

Hi All! I have a structure(directory) of Categories and links based on the product Zlink and populated with a dump from dmoz. I made an external method using the OFS.FindSupport's function "ZopeFind()" to find Pending Links,i.e, links that have a property with value "off". The script worked okay. Basically I'm doing the same thing the "Find Items to This Catalog" in ZCatalog product do. I search for the objects and instead of catalog I show them to the user. The problema is that now the script is no longer finding the links that are in subdirectories but only on Top ZLinkFolder. I thought something was wrong with my script but then went to a Catalog to use the "Find items to ZCatalog" and the result was the same, didnt found objects in subdirectories, with the mentioned property==off that I put in the obj_expr argument. I have installed another instance of Zope and export/import the structure and the product I'm using into this new zope, and voilá it works!! But on my original site dont work. The only thing I did was a pack to the database. Can that delete some information needed for the ZopeFind()? Any help? Júlio Silva ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

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indexing to catalog from external method ?!
by Geir B Hansen 23 Feb '00

23 Feb '00

hi My Python skills are still not to good, but i am slowly learning.. I am adding DTML-documents from a filesystem to the ZODB by the means of an external method (a modified fsimport.py), but the documents do not get indexed in my catalog.. reindex-object would work inside DTML, but if i understand things right aqquisition doesn't work in external methods, so the catalog wouldn't know the path to the object.. is this right ? how do i get the documents indexed ?? thanks -- Geir B Hansen web-developer/designer geirh(a)funcom.com http://www.funcom.com

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Gadfly databases syntax
by Pedro Silva 23 Feb '00

23 Feb '00

Hi, I'm using a Gadfly database connection to create Z SQL Methods. This is the first time that I'm using this, and because I know a little of SQL, it seams that are some differences between Ansy SQL and Z SQL. Now, I'm trying to create a table with the following code: CREATE TABLE registos( id INT, nome VARCHAR(10), apelido VARCHAR(10), morada VARCHAR(50), localidade VARCHAR(30), casa INT, telemovel INT, data_nasc VARCHAR(10) ) When I push the button "Change and Test", it shows a message "The query requires no input". Then after I push the "Submit Query" button, it gives me a Syntax Error, so I figure that only could be the syntax that this SQL use is differente from the normal SQL. Could anyone tell me the diffrences and/or tell me where I can go to see the differences? Please send your answers to: psilva(a)ruido-visual.pt Thanks, Pedro PS - I'm sending to you too, because I know that you must know something about this and would be quicker, I hope!!!

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I've got those ZCatalog sort_on blues ...
by Darran Edmundson 23 Feb '00

23 Feb '00

It's getting late, the concrete wall beside me, formerly white, is now stained with the mushy red-purple pulp of my brain. I've invoked every diety I can think of and, on behalf of Canadians everywhere, apologized on usenet for both William Shatner and Bryan Adams, but to no avail ... Some of my ZCatalog searches are not working with the sort_on keyword. Consider: <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('semlist', seminarCatalog(Date=ZopeTime(),Date_usage='range:min',sort_on='Date'))"> and <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('publist', publicationCatalog(Authors='Kivshar',sort_on='Year'))"> The first works, the second only returns entries if I remove the sort_on='Year' parameter. So what about this second case: 1) entries exist because I get them if I remove the sort_on. 2) Year is a valid index (integer type) and meta_table entry. I am pretty sure it is a FieldIndex because I create it programatically: <dtml-with "publicationCatalog"> <dtml-call "manage_addIndex('Year','FieldIndex',REQUEST,RESPONSE,URL1)"> </dtml-with> Right now much of my site is buggered because I can't sort the results of catalog searches. Any suggestions are appreciated. Cheers, Darran.

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Uploading file and transaction error?
by Thomas Weiner 23 Feb '00

23 Feb '00

Hi all, I have an uploading section on may intranet site (no ZCLASS), where people are able to upload files from their local pcs, setting properties for the files and selecting a subfolder (or creating a new one), where the file will be stored. Now I get from time to time an attribute error and I have no clue, why and what I should do to prevent this. Error type: AttributeError Error value: commit_sub the traceback: File D:\PROGRA~1\zope_214\lib\python\ZPublisher\Publish.py, line 214, in publish_module File D:\PROGRA~1\zope_214\lib\python\ZPublisher\Publish.py, line 179, in publish File D:\PROGRA~1\zope_214\lib\python\Zope\__init__.py, line 202, in zpublisher_exception_hook (Object: ElementWithAttributes) File D:\PROGRA~1\zope_214\lib\python\ZPublisher\Publish.py, line 169, in publish File D:\PROGRA~1\zope_214\lib\python\ZODB\Transaction.py, line 246, in commit Has anybody seen this too? TIA, Thomas -- fon: ++49 (0)40 42878 3781 fax: ++49 (0)40 42878 2728

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