[Dan Shafer]
What, if any, syntax permits me to put a dtml-call construct inside a hyperlink on a Web page?
Right now, it seems to me that to execute a dtml-call, I have to create a DTML document which makes that call and then invoke the DTML document in the usual way in the link tag. This results in a bit of extra effort and extra files but I don't mind doing this if that's the most effective or efficient way.
Conceptually, what I want (with the initial angle bracket removed to avoid formatting issues) is:
a href="<dtml-call someDTMLMethodName>">link text </a>
Now, I know that particular syntax won't work, but it shows what I believe I want.
Or am I doing it the "best practices way"?
You can get right to an object by traversal. For example, suppose you have a folder called "test", and a method in that folder called "theMethod". You can invoke it with this url: http://yourserver/test/theMethod You can use that in a link. If you include a query string, the method can access the request: http://yourserver/test/theMethod?xxx=yyy In the method, <dtml-var "REQUEST.xxx"> will render "yyy". Remember, though, if you do this you should really have the method return a complete html page with all the trimmings. In that case, there's not necessarily a big advantage in using a method rather than a document. Cheers, Tom P