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ZDiscussions ... how to install ?
by Darcy Clark 18 Feb '00

18 Feb '00

I note that someone has already asked this question (http://www.egroups.com/list/zope/md1584078544.html) but I have to ask it again as I have run into exactly the same barrier. I downloaded ZDiscussions 0.2.0 and installed everything as per instructions - as per instructions I also read the included readme's with the package. Unfortunately, I still don't grasp exactly how to use ZDiscussions....I got Confera to work....I can add both from my Add menu, but only Confera supplies something that is renderable. Adding a "ZDiscussion" seems to add a folder but no obvious hints on exactly what happens next are apparent. I have a sneaking suspicion that are we supposed to generate our own methods to render the ZDiscussion content....? cheers, Darcy -- --------------------------------------------------- Ph: (734) 764 3377 Email: darcyc(a)engin.umich.edu URL: http://www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~darcyc/ --------------------------------------------------- 'If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate' ..... Steven Wright

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a Zsql Method
by Alessandra Pessolano 18 Feb '00

18 Feb '00

I have a Zsql Method with argument (for example) "DIS06_UTENTE" and the query template is the following; select * from DIS06 where <dtml-sqltest DIS06_UTENTE type=string> I want to insert my input data with the small letters and read it in the query template with the capital letters. What can I do? Thanks in advance for Your help

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methods of a few zope objects
by Andrew 18 Feb '00

18 Feb '00

Greetings: I'm looking for documentation on the methods and variables of a few internal zope objects, so I can use them in external python code. Namely the file object, the image object, and the DTML method object. I have no problem poking through source code, if I know which file to look in. Haven't found anything concise in the documentations. Thanks for any help. -Andy __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com

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Python object lifecycle? (was Re: [Zope] Where to put business logic? logic?
by Jerry Spicklemire 18 Feb '00

18 Feb '00

Not to start a "what IS client server?" discussion (I thought we got past that in the last millenium), but it looks to me like Zope IS the middle layer. In terms of layers, the browser "front end" handles presentation (client), the "back-end" (data server, host) is an RDB, or CD tower (of image files), or whatever, then the integration layer "middle" is Zope. It really doesn't change whether you call it "middleware", "application server", "content manager", etc. In other words, Zope is where you get to build in the business logic, as objects, and find relief from the narrow bounds of SQL. Of course, the Zope layer can be fairly complex and is subject to being defined as having multiple layers within itself, but that's another thread.

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[Fwd: How-To: Installing and Upgrading Zope2.x]
by Chris McDonough 18 Feb '00

18 Feb '00

Lee, I'm forwarding this to the Zope list in case somebody else knows what's going on, because I don't :-) Lee Catlett wrote: > > Hi Chris and thanks for the How-To, > I was doing just find until I got to the ./start at the very end to > see if everything worked and all went south. I received the following: > > Traceback (innermost last): > File "/usr/local/zope/Zope213/z2.py", line 493, in ? > logger_object=lg) > File "/usr/local/zope/Zope213/ZServer/medusa/http-server.py", line > 560, in __init__ > ip = socket.gethostbyname (socket.gethostname()) > socket.error: host not found > > As this is a new install on RedHat 6.1, have I missed setting up > something or what?? > Any help or advise a great help as I haven't a clue as to what to do. > Thanks. > Lee -- Chris McDonough Digital Creations, Inc. Zope - http://www.zope.org

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Zope
by Pedro Silva 18 Feb '00

18 Feb '00

Hi, Is there anyone that could tell me how to work with the Tiny Tables.? I need this because I have a form and I will use the Tiny Tables to save the information that I will send throught the form. This is urgent, can anyone tell me how this Tiny works!!!!?? thanks, send your answers to: psilva(a)ruido-visual.pt Pedro

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Re: [Zope] Zope
by rgines＠purina.com 18 Feb '00

18 Feb '00

Pedro, might make a couple of suggestions. Most of your questions seem to be of a nature of getting started with specific segments or products within Zope. When I began my quest for the Zen of Zope, I went down the following path. 1) Try to read the product docs (realizing that not all contributed products have it) 2) Search through the How-Tos to see of there are examples (of which there are MANY) 3) Going to the E-Mail Archives to make sure that I was not having trouble with something that had been covered 45 times before in the list. 4) Used what (in many cases was very little) information that I had found to struggle through my problem at hand. The best way to learn something for good is to have to struggle through it. 5) Only after I felt that I had exhausted all my options would I ask a question. And when I asked a question I made sure that it was specific and to the point. For example instead of asking 'How do I change a tire?" (Which I would have had to ask prior to step 1 above) I would be informed of the situation and be able to ask, "How much torque should I use when tightening the nuts in a replaced tire?" 6) And finally, when I have it all figured out, if it is something that I think would be of value to the group that had assisted me, I would try to toss my knowledge back into the community so that the next person who searched the mail list archive would be able to move along the path of Zope enlightenment as I have. And finally through all of this realize that no one is getting paid to live on this mail list. Any responses are from the goodness of peoples hearts. We are more than willing to help each other when someone is stuck on an issues that someone else has solved; but no one is creating my site for me and I don't expect anyone else be building my site. So with that in mind..... >Is there anyone that could tell me how to work with the Tiny Tables.? This is like asking, how do you create a database? We need specific issues to address. >I need this because I have a form and I will use the Tiny Tables to save the >information that I will send throught the form. >This is urgent, can anyone tell me how this Tiny works!!!!?? Search the archive for Tiny Tables. There are TONs of hits, many with examples to get you started. >thanks, send your answers to: psilva(a)ruido-visual.pt To be blunt, this is rude. If you are going to ask a public question, expect a public answer. If you are too busy to keep up with the list, then you can also expect the list contributors to be way to busy to reply to your message. Pedro, sorry if this was somewhat terse, but you have posted several messages with this tone and scope. Since you were not seeming to pick up how the list works. For everyone else, sorry if you listened to my soapbox. It was my first on this list and hopefully my last <wink>. >Pedro

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Re: [ZGotW] Issue #4 (Closed) - but raising new questions ....
by Tres Seaver 18 Feb '00

18 Feb '00

rgines(a)purina.com wrote: > > As this list is good at doing, answering one question raises 47 others. > > Here is a thought provoking question. I'm curious as to what the group > think in this list would come up with. > > Here's the requirements in bullet for (for ease of reading and commenting). > > 1) Client wants to be able o publish to the web AND paper (please notice > this is a 'client' request no mine <g>) > > 2) The source of the document must be able to be maintained in an > application that is well known within the client organization ... hmmm ... > maybe 'Word'!? <mute on> grumble choke cough etc. etc. <mute off> > > 3) Client wants all documentation to be able to fit within the existing > look and feel for the site etc. etc > > 4) Client wants this task automated to the point where the ZGotW does not > need to be called to handle. > > ZGotW Issue #4 brought up some decent ideas that would take care of pieces > of this. > > I've got an idea, but although I know networking very well, am currently > rising up the ranks of Zen Zope, and have a decent understanding of the > inner workings of the HTML inner-workings ... alas <shame mode on> I am not > very good at all with Python <shame mode off>. > > Here's the thought provoking question .... > > How difficult would it be to allow a user to upload an HTML file created > from MS-Word (or some other tool which created HTML> either through a Zope > form or WebDav, but have the file immediately upon hitting the save button, > be parsed by a Python snippet which would remove the opening and closing > HTML strings (which are covered by our standard_html_header and > standard_html_footer methods). This should be able to handle the best of > both worlds. > > Unfortunately, I do not know enough Python at this time to dive into this. > I'm curious to hear if someone thinks that this is doable or if I am > totally off my rocker ... (of course it is possible that both are true). > > I look forward to your comments. First, I have added your note as an "after-market" reply to the ZGotW#4. Second, there is a command-line utility (loadsite.py, in the $ZOPE_HOME/utilities directory) which already does the stripping you talk about when loading HTML files into Zope from the local file system. Extracting that code for use in a PythonMethod should be very straightforward. This technique should work reasonably well for "one-way" migration (moving from Word to Zope), but will be somewhat problematic trying to "round-trip", I think (Word may get confused trying to open/browse/edit/save the document once it is in Zope). Tres. -- ========================================================= Tres Seaver tseaver(a)palladion.com 713-523-6582 Palladion Software http://www.palladion.com

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Re: Re: [Zope] WorldPilot Calendar function error
by WorldPilot Helpers 18 Feb '00

18 Feb '00

> At 9:57 pm -0600 17/2/00, Jack Ungerleider wrote: > >First off let me say that WorldPilot its slick. I have been banging > >on it for a > >while and I can't seem to get around the following problem. Whenever I add > >an event to the calendar I get the error message and traceback shown below. > > > >I have tried a variety of combinations. This particular instance was with no > >adjustments to the date-time defaults. As far as I can tell its > >croaking on the > >redisplay. > > > >Ryan are you out there? Any suggestions? Anyone else on the list used > >WorldPilot's calendar without a problem? > > > >TIA for any suggestions. > > > > Worldpilot....tres cool. > bonjour :-) > But, anyone got a fix for this? (yeah I know, softwares been out for > hours and *already* I'm complaining!). > Thing is, I've got one of our Perl-heads here wetting himself over > this (shared calendar, IMAP mail) and I want to keep the pressure up! > :) Let me know what's in /var/spool/worldpilot/storage/<user>/Events and we'll get the original problem fixed :-) The quick solution to the problem is to remove the /var/spool/worldpilot/storage/<user>/Events folder, shut down Zope, restart and relog onto WorldPilot. The Events folder and contents will be recreated (empty). I assume this helps, at least I haven't received negative feedback yet. Cheers, Ryan > > In the past we have tried getting a Netscape Calendar Server up and > running to solve our shared calendar situations - people, don't go > there, it is, as they say, a mountain of pain! :( > > tone. > ------ > Dr Tony McDonald, FMCC, Networked Learning Environments Project > http://nle.ncl.ac.uk/ > The Medical School, Newcastle University Tel: +44 191 222 5888 > Fingerprint: 3450 876D FA41 B926 D3DD F8C3 F2D0 C3B9 8B38 18A2 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 ) > > --------------------------------------------------- WorldPilot - Get Synced - http://www.worldpilot.org The Open Source Personal Information Manager Server Powered by Python and Zope - http://www.zope.org

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Forcing
by Pedro Silva 18 Feb '00

18 Feb '00

Hi, I have a form with manu fields. How can I make that the name field just can take letters.? Example: Name: can just have a name with letters Address: can receive letter and numbers Phone: just numbers Can anyone tell me how to do this in the dtml-method that will verify the values of the fields? Thanks. This is kind fo urgent!!!! Pedro

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