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Zope.cgi ...
by Samuele Giovanni Tonon 31 Dec '03

31 Dec '03

hi, i'm having problem on compiling zope 2.7.0b3 and make it available under apache. I've read the documentation on how to setup apache and zope and i have understand how it should work.. however i have a little problem.. i haven't the so called Zope.cgi file .. and i didn't figure out the way to "make it". Also looking to the binaries stable release of zope i find out how is this Zope.cgi .. however in 2.7.0b3 doesn't seem to be any reference to PCGI, pcgi-wrapper files.. Maybe i'm loosing some information, i'm not really familiar with Zope. I tried to look to some tips about this problem on google but i didn't find any hints I'm using a Debian sid (unstable) release with python2.3.2 (i tried also 2.3.3 but it's the same results as 2.3.2 ) Any suggestion is appreciated. thanks Samuele

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metal:use-macro
by David Sumner 31 Dec '03

31 Dec '03

Hello, Is it possible to use a variable value for metal:use-macro. I have a site that is using page templates and I have implemented a scheme that can have different layouts. Each layout may have different skins. Layouts allow me to have multiple site designs with the same basic elements and the same content, but I can position elements such as the logo or menus in different places. Layouts also allow me to use different methods for defining a layout, i.e. tables for older browsers and layers for newer browsers. Each layer may have different skins. A skin defines which graphical elements and css file to use with a certain layout. Ideally the layout and the skin for the layout would be changeable by me or the visitor to the site. The functionality I want to have is to support older browsers with a basic layout and support new browsers with a more advanced layout, or having a layout geared to those with bad eyesight, or allowing those with logins to choose their preferred layout and skin, or to change the layout or skin of the entire site for basic design updates by changing a variable. To start off with I just have two properties on the root folder, layout and skin. I have two scripts, get_skin and get_layout. Calling each returns the skin or layout using the variables in the layout and skin properties. In the future I may also check a session variable or perhaps a querystring parameter for these values. Each page template in the site currently begins with a metal:use statement and so far the value is a static string. What I want to accomplish is to insert a variable for the value. Everything I have tried thus far has failed to work. Can you use statements in the metal directives that you can use in the tal directives? Does metal except string: and python: combinations and how could I best insert a dynamic value for this directive given a layout variable. Different pages use different templates within the layout. I have a frontpage template, sub_page template and sub_page_index template. <html metal:use-macro="container/layouts/default/frontpage/macros/standard"> <div metal:fill-slot="content"></div> </html> The value for metal shown above consists of the layout variable portion 'container/layouts/default' and the static layout template portion '/frontpage/macros/standard'. How could I set the value of the metal:use-macro directive to a string value containing the layout variable and a static string portion as show above? Thanks, David

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Comparision with the Twisted Framework
by Aseem Mohanty 31 Dec '03

31 Dec '03

Hi, Has anybody used the Twisted framework ( http://twistedmatrix.com/ ) in some applications, if yes, how does it compare to Zope? I guess Zope is higher up in the app scale than it, but opinions would be great. TIA Aseem

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monkey patches and persistence
by Dennis Allison 31 Dec '03

31 Dec '03

I have a monkey patch I am using with User Folder (I have multiple acl_user instances which are selected dynamically as needed.). I'm seeing some behavior that could be explained by persistence problems. I'd appreciate it if someone would review my approach here to see if I've missed something. Suggestions for a different approach would also be appreciated. I have a Product, "MyUserFolder", which incorporates a number of methods which override methods in the Zope UserFolder and/or add new methods. MyUserFolder consists of a single __init__.py. which includes the necessary imports and definitions of the new methods: from AccessControl.User import User def foo( self, param1, param2 ): .... and then patches them in with if 1: from Globals import InitializeClass from AccessControl.User import UserFolder # Monkey-patch the original class by # reassigning method references UserFolder.foo = foo # re-initialize the class InitializeClass( UserFolder ) When a compound data structure (e.g., a dictionary of dictionaries) is modified in a method, for example, foo, the change is flagged by including the statement self._p_changed = 1 is incorporated in the method body. What I observe is the following: Conceptually, the acl_users structure is replaced with a dictionary of acl_users instances, the particular one being selected by a key maintained as a session variable. This works just fine, most of the time. But, occasionally, the acl_users data in one of the instances, just disappears. My suspicion is that the date in the acl_users instance is not being picked up by the persistence mechanism, but I am at a loss to locate the problem. Comments, help much appreciated.

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Permissions and adding products
by David Sumner 30 Dec '03

30 Dec '03

Hello, I have created a ZClass based product that represents an admission application for college. I need to allow anonymous visitors to add applications to a folder. The folder has view restricted to authenticated users in the Admissions role. I am using a script, code following: id = DateTime.DateTime('US/Central').strftime("%m-%d-%y_%H-%M-%S") request.set('id', id) request.set('title', '%s, %s %s' % (request['personal_last_name'], request['personal_first_name'], request['personal_middle_name'])) request.set('file', '') new_app = container.admissions.applications.new.manage_addProduct['applications']. admission_add(request) I have a form posting to the script above and it is basically filling in the holes and call the manage_addProduct on the appropriate folder. The problem I am having is that after submitting the form that posts to the script above I am prompted for authentication. What do I have to do to make this work anonymously?

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Plone issue..
by David Bear 30 Dec '03

30 Dec '03

I'd send this to the plone list but, it keeps rejecting me. I have zope 2.6.x with cmf 1.4.x installed. Works great. I installed Plone 1.0.5 and when I attempt to add a plone site I get ============================================================== Zope Error Zope has encountered an error while publishing this resource. Error Type: AttributeError Error Value: get Troubleshooting Suggestions * The URL may be incorrect. * The parameters passed to this resource may be incorrect. * A resource that this resource relies on may be encountering an error. For more detailed information about the error, please refer to the HTML source for this page. If the error persists please contact the site maintainer. Thank you for your patience. =========================================================== Here's a trace from the error log =========================================================== Traceback (innermost last): Module ZPublisher.Publish, line 98, in publish Module ZPublisher.mapply, line 88, in mapply Module ZPublisher.Publish, line 39, in call_object Module Products.CMFPlone.Portal, line 301, in manage_addSite Module Products.CMFPlone.CustomizationPolicy, line 142, in customize AttributeError: get =========================================================== Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. -- David Bear phone: 480-965-8257 fax: 480-965-9189 College of Public Programs/ASU Wilson Hall 232 Tempe, AZ 85287-0803 "Beware the IP portfolio, everyone will be suspect of trespassing"

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problems creating Python & Zope
by dennis mekel 30 Dec '03

30 Dec '03

Hi 2all I'm trying to build Python 2.3.2 on my new Apple Powerbook G4 but as you can see in the config.log file i receive a error when i do "./configure". I'm using the document fomr http://zope.org/Members/jens/docs/Document.2003-12-27.2431. Is there somebody out there who can help me on this. Because i can't find GNUTAR package i used OpenUp to unTar the source package. I moved then the directories to my user directory. On Windows no problems but now i want to use MAC regards, Dennis Mekel

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Re: [Zope] ExUserFolder - Login screen keeps appearing even in managermode.
by cheng saimun 30 Dec '03

30 Dec '03

problem solved. culprit is mozilla 1.2.1. 1.5 fixes that! ----- Original Message ----- From: Dieter Maurer Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 19:42:57 +0100 To: "cheng saimun" Subject: Re: [Zope] ExUserFolder - Login screen keeps appearing even in managermode. > cheng saimun wrote at 2003-12-28 23:15 -0500: > > ... "login" success only after second trial ... > > The persisent appearing of login screen should not happen. May I know whats the issue here? > > I do not know. But, usually, Shane's "VerboseSecurity" product help > in analysing authorization problems... > > -- > Dieter -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm

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iterating over different objects in a folder
by john＠thegreys.demon.co.uk 29 Dec '03

29 Dec '03

Hi I've only just started with zope so I hope these are fairly simple questions... I want to be able to display all the documents, images, and files, in a folder in either date or ID order - (not as separate lists for each type). So: Is there an easy way to itterate over the contents of a folder, but returning a single, combined list of files, dtml documents and images? A bit like this... <dtml-in expr="objectValues('DTML Document'[or]'file'[or]'image')"> And if I can get such a list is there a way to test the items to see which type they are so I can display them (or, for files, links to them) appropriately? thanks, John Grey

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Zope 2.7
by Simon Faulkner 29 Dec '03

29 Dec '03

Hi All, I got Zope 2.7 running (and Plone 2 - very nice :-) Thanks for your efforts, it's lovely. (I love the new install and zopectl) My question is: Can I now run several Zope sites on my test server on different ports and just copy the instance directory to my production server when they are ready? TIA Simon -- Simon Faulkner - Dedicated Programmes 01538 303 900 - 07771 845 326 http://dpnet.co.uk

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