Accessing objects given an URL (was: [Zope] FW: Reading properties from nested objects.)

Michael Van Cleave writes:

... I cannot figure out how to use the stored absolute url to read elements off the remote object. If the URL describes a physical path, you can use "restrictedTraverse" (-> Zope API -> ObjectManagerItem). If you are using virtual hosting and the URL describes a logical (i.e. virtual) path, then "REQUEST.resolve_url" is the correct method.

Dieter