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newbie: Stupid question
by IvO 30 Aug '99

30 Aug '99

I have installed Zope on my Linux Box, and I am struggling with Zope publishing. On the document "A Technical Introduction to Object Publishing" there is the Hello.py example. Could someone tell me how to publish this module with Zope? The documents says "simply place this module on a Web Server with the apropriate Zope support files and it becomes a fully functional application". I beg your pardon but I have no idea how to do this, nor it is explained in the referred document or any other (at least in a way that I can understand -- you can call me stuoid if you like--) how are are those aprppriate files generated/writeen or its format. thanx in advance, Saludos, IvO

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RE: [Zope] Installation on FreeBSD
by Michel Pelletier 30 Aug '99

30 Aug '99

> -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Dlug [mailto:dlug@starmedia.net] > Sent: Monday, August 30, 1999 7:01 AM > To: zope(a)zope.org > Subject: [Zope] Installation on FreeBSD > > > I am a newcomer to Zope and am attempting to install it on > FreeBSD...as > I understand it the installation procedure (desiring to use > ZopeHTTP) is > to just do a > > python wo_pgcgi.py > ./start > > The server starts and I am able to access it using the default port, > however when I try to access the Quickstart I get a System Unavailable > and errors as well attempting to access the administrative interface. > > It tells me to view the html source for the page for further error > tracking..these are the errors for the QuickStart page: > > Traceback (innermost last): > File /usr/local/www/data/Zope/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/VSEval.py, > line 186, in __init__ > (Object: objectValues(['Folder'])) > AttributeError: (see above) > Your python does not come with the gparse module, so this code fails. I suggest d/ling your own python and compiling it with the gparse module enabled. -Michel

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Ordering of the items in manage views
by flight＠mathi.uni-heidelberg.de 30 Aug '99

30 Aug '99

I don't know if this is a dummy question: How can I control the order of the entries in the Contents view of the manage screens ? I guess this is currently equivalent to the question how to control the default sort order of items in a folder. The problem is as follows (and the ought to be quite a common problem, I guess): Let's say I'running a quite basic web site, just folders and documents and basic navigation elements ala tree. User can add/remove/edit documents and folders by using the standard Zope managment interface, but how can they control in which orders the entries of the tree are presented ? Suppose I want to add a new folder somewhere in the middle of the tree, can I do that ? Gregor

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Zope authentication wrt DTML calling DTML in expr ?
by Boris Borcic 30 Aug '99

30 Aug '99

What's the story on passing authentication to DTML methods called from other DTML methods with an expr tag attribute ? I am trying to write a utility DTML method, that will fill a SELECT control, with OPTIONS derived from the ids of a list of objects obtained from "objectValues" over a folder, (in the caller DTML) and passed to the called DTML with a keyword argument. But in the called DTML method, it appears that those objects are unauthorized... and Zope asks the user to reauthenticate for each object in the list, and finally delivers "unauthorized", even though the very same objects are available directly, with the same authentication. Why is this and what should I (not) do ? I would like to be able to modularize my DTML code, but I need a correct understanding of what can or can't easily be delegated to other methods. This should be simple to do, and I am horrified to recognize the type of frustration I had with the primitive BASICs of 20 years ago. BB

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RE: [Zope] KM net news
by Michel Pelletier 30 Aug '99

30 Aug '99

KM is a Zope 2.0 only product. You are using 1.10.3. -Michel > -----Original Message----- > From: Grant Street [mailto:gstreet@sanderson.net.au] > Sent: Sunday, August 29, 1999 11:54 PM > To: 'zope(a)zope.org' > Subject: [Zope] KM net news > > > Has any one come accross this error when tring to import a zexp file? > > I got when trying to install KM net news. >

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Installation on FreeBSD
by Paul Dlug 30 Aug '99

30 Aug '99

I am a newcomer to Zope and am attempting to install it on FreeBSD...as I understand it the installation procedure (desiring to use ZopeHTTP) is to just do a python wo_pgcgi.py ./start The server starts and I am able to access it using the default port, however when I try to access the Quickstart I get a System Unavailable and errors as well attempting to access the administrative interface. It tells me to view the html source for the page for further error tracking..these are the errors for the QuickStart page: Traceback (innermost last): File /usr/local/www/data/Zope/lib/python/ZPublisher/Publish.py, line 878, in publish_module File /usr/local/www/data/Zope/lib/python/ZPublisher/Publish.py, line 590, in publish (Info: /QuickStart/) File /usr/local/www/data/Zope/lib/python/OFS/DTMLMethod.py, line 155, in __call__ (Object: index_html) File /usr/local/www/data/Zope/lib/python/OFS/DTMLMethod.py, line 151, in __call__ (Object: index_html) File /usr/local/www/data/Zope/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_String.py, line 454, in __call__ (Object: index_html) File /usr/local/www/data/Zope/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_String.py, line 376, in cook (Object: index_html) File /usr/local/www/data/Zope/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_String.py, line 223, in parse (Object: index_html) File /usr/local/www/data/Zope/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_String.py, line 271, in parse_block (Object: index_html) File /usr/local/www/data/Zope/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_String.py, line 223, in parse (Object: index_html) File /usr/local/www/data/Zope/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_String.py, line 271, in parse_block (Object: index_html) File /usr/local/www/data/Zope/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_String.py, line 223, in parse (Object: index_html) File /usr/local/www/data/Zope/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_String.py, line 284, in parse_block (Object: index_html) File /usr/local/www/data/Zope/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_If.py, line 165, in __init__ File /usr/local/www/data/Zope/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_Util.py, line 319, in name_param (Info: ({'expr': "objectValues(['Folder'])"}, 'if', 1, 'name')) File /usr/local/www/data/Zope/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/VSEval.py, line 186, in __init__ (Object: objectValues(['Folder'])) AttributeError: (see above) If anyone could assist me I would greatly appreciate it. --Paul Dlug

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navigation product
by kedai 30 Aug '99

30 Aug '99

pardon my ignorance, but where is the navigation product? searched for it at the beta site, nada. looked for it at the original site, zilch. help point me to the right direction please. thanks

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Why is the space character allowed in object IDs?
by Brian Hooper 30 Aug '99

30 Aug '99

Hi - Can anyone tell me why spaces are permitted in Zope object IDs? Since they aren't allowed as is in URLs, isn't this kind of an unnecessary flexibility? --Brian

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Re: [Zope] Zope Security Problem
by Kevin Dangoor 30 Aug '99

30 Aug '99

-----Original Message----- From: Martijn Pieters <mj(a)antraciet.nl> To: Andreas Kostyrka <andreas(a)mtg.co.at>; Alexander Staubo <alex(a)mop.no> Cc: Zope Mailing List (E-mail) <zope(a)zope.org> Date: Sunday, August 29, 1999 4:15 PM Subject: RE: [Zope] <code> tag? >At 18:58 29-8-99 , Andreas Kostyrka wrote: >>On Sun, 29 Aug 1999, Alexander Staubo wrote: >> >> > It only works when explicitly requesting a document by its name. So: >> > >> > http://www.mtg.co.at/PrincipiaSearchSource >> > >> > won't work, whereas: >> > >> > http://www.mtg.co.at/index_html/PrincipiaSearchSource >> > >> > will get you the DTML source. >>Confirmed. That's what one calls a security misfeature? > >Being able to view a sites source code might reveal shortcomings in it that >can be used to gain further access to your site. It might be that Zope has >vulnerabilities as yet undiscovered. When thinking in terms of security, >expect the worst. I agree that there may be further security implications. Plus, not *everything* in the world is open source. I'm of the opinion that people should choose what is open and what is not... > >Okay, how about the source of your Z SQL Methods: Add getFindContent to the >URL of a ZSQL Method, and you get the source, and this cannot be restrictable. > >If Zope wants to claim that it is secure, you should be able to protect >your site's source code. So, anyone can look at the content of a Z SQL Method or a DTML Method (and maybe document). Is it possible to look at any arbitrary property? I've been working under the assumption that there was no way for someone to view a property unless you give them access via a method or the management screens... Kevin

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Dictionary properties within Zope.
by happyrhino＠usa.net 30 Aug '99

30 Aug '99

I'm embarassed to be asking yet another silly question but after 40 minutes searching the archives and the documentation, can't find it. Hopefully it'll be short and sweet = I can add properties which can be lines, strings, numbers. But hasn't anyone found the need to add dictionaries ? In almost every website I've created, the global configuration files are full of dictionary variables. For example, for navigation menus we might have navigation = {"Title 1" : URL1, "Title2" : URL2, etc} from which it's then simple to generate the HTML for the navigation. And there are many other instances where dictionaries save the day. This would have been something very useful to put in the root folder properties as a form of "site configuration". The only references to dictionaries seem to be with respect to the REQUEST.cookies and REQUEST.form and DTML doesn't seem to have the mechanisms for dealing with dictionary properties on folders. I'm getting around this right now with external methods but I'm also hoping to move all of my code into the Zope environment. Again, sorry for yet another question. Believe me, I searched. Henry ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1

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