Hi, I have set some these conversions in python [dtml] <dtml-call "string_to_float(input_string ,REQUEST)"> [python] Parameter List x,y # Example code: # Import a standard function, and get the HTML request and response objects. from Products.PythonScripts.standard import html_quote request = container.REQUEST RESPONSE = request.RESPONSE y=float(x) return request.set('y',y) [dtml] <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('conv_number', y)"> Hope this helps... -----Original Message----- From: enrica dente [mailto:enrica_dente@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 9:00 AM To: zodb-dev@zope.org; zope-it@zope.org; help@zope.org; Zope@zope.org Subject: [Zope] Help with String conversion in Zope Dear all, I have a problem checking if an input from a form is a string or not and then change it into a float. The Zope code I have written is as follows but it does not work. <dtml-if expr="same_type(standardkit_cost, 'Test')"> <dtml-call "REQUEST.set ('standardkit_cost', _.float(standardkit_cost))"> </dtml-if> Thanks, Enrica _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch with absent friends - get MSN Messenger http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger _______________________________________________ Zope maillist - Zope@zope.org http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** (Related lists - http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev )