On Mon, 4 Mar 2002, Vinod Shrestha wrote:
I have a DTML method similar to the one below. I want to call this (from an html link) with an argument that is the name of the object xxx (eg. http://localhost/zope/test?xxx=item1_id). The idea is to use the same DTML method to render many instances of the object type. Being a newbie, I would appreciate your help--an example would be nice. Thanks.
<dtml-with xxx> .... </dtml-with>
Well, it depends what the object is that you want rendered. For example, with content from a relational DB (like PostgreSQL or MySQL), you might be passing a primary key. So, your code would look like: <dtml-with "MyZSQLMethod({'primary_key_field':xxx})"> <dtml-var first_name> <dtml-var last_name> ... </dtml-with> If the object being passed was a DTML Document that had properties you wanted you can just use it like: <dtml-with "_[xxx]"> <dtml-var first_name> <dtml-var last_name> ... </dtml-with> The _[xxx] syntax means "look up the value of the variable xxx in the current namespace". This is different than _["xxx"] which means look up the object called "xxx" in the namespace ('xxx' is literally used, not the value of the variable.) When you say simply <dtml-with xxx>, you're saying the same thing as _["xxx']. Hope this helps. It might be helpful to be specific about what kind of information you're displaying and what kind of objects these are. -- Joel BURTON | joel@joelburton.com | joelburton.com | aim: wjoelburton Independent Knowledge Management Consultant