but I can't find the answer...
can I set a local variable in zope on a dtml page eg
<dtml-var variablename = 1>
I had a few thoughts on creating writeable local variables so I put them down in a HowTo. See http://www.zope.org/Members/Duncan/LocalVars for instructions on a different way to manipulate local variables in Zope. Basically, by addinga small python method, it lets you write code like: <dtml-with "locals(a=1, b='a string')" mapping> <dtml-var a> <dtml-var b> <dtml-call "set(a=3, b=b[:5])"> <dtml-var a> <dtml-var b> </dtml-with> and get: 1 a string 3 a str as output. -- Duncan Booth duncan@dales.rmplc.co.uk int month(char *p){return(124864/((p[0]+p[1]-p[2]&0x1f)+1)%12)["\5\x8\3" "\6\7\xb\1\x9\xa\2\0\4"];} // Who said my code was obscure? http://dales.rmplc.co.uk/Duncan