Ok, I have been reading on Object storage and manipulation in Python and there has been a number of threads about attaching databases. WHY? ZOPE IS A DATABASE! If I am not mistaken! (no flames yet...read on) In traditional object storage you create objects(folders in Zope) with properties. Then refer to them. ______________________________ HERE IS MY QUESTION(Q:) AND POINT(P:) Q:CAN ZOPE STORE DATA AS PROPERTIES OF A FOLDER? Q:CAN THIS HAPPEN DYNAMICALLY? (a.Create objects b.Store Form data to objects c.Refer to Objects) P:IF YES: THEN YOU DO NOT NEED A DATABASE(in most/some cases-Depending on the APP)! ______________________________ SCENARIO 1. User Logs on to a site made of ZOPE. 2. User fills out form full of data on the user. FORM DATA=(username=monty,dog=rover,shoes=yes,picture=me.gif) 3. Zope creates a new user record object --> user_recs.monty 4. Zope attaches all of the form data to the object as properties so that: a. user_recs.monty.dog = rover b. user_recs.monty.shoes = yes a. user_recs.monty.picture = me.gif 5. To GET data simply refer to object property and Data Appears. DING! ______________________________ Objects in Zope vs. Objects in Python ??? (OBJECT CREATION, PROPERTY ALLOCATION, AND PERSISTENCE) DO OBJECTS GET CREATED SIMPLY BY SETTING THEM TO A VALUE? IN DTML: user.dogs.fred.john = 1 Have I created a PERSISTENT OBJECT IN ZOPE? Have I created New Folders?ie; [john(property)=1] inside [fred(object-folder)] inside [dogs(object-folder)] inside [user(object-folder)] How would I do this in ZOPE DTML? ______________________________ Thanks and Happy Holidays! Theodore E. Patrick Indigo Networks email: tpatrick@indigonetworks.com phone: 615-777-0070 ext.125