john blair wrote at 2004-9-17 22:05 -0700:
You design your data model (relational databases are not bad for these highly structured data), use Z SQL Methods to access the database (read/modify) and use PageTemplates for presentation. But doing it this way is ame as doint in php or any other framework like cherrypy .How does zope help me?
I like Python and the macro mechanism provided by PageTemplates very much. I do not know the other systems. If I knew one of the other systems but not Zope, then maybe I would use another one ;-)
From my understanding I think in zope we have to develop Zclasses
This is not a must, only a possibility. Nowadays, I prefer CMF (Content Management Framework with lots of valuable tools -- like the SkinsTool and ActionsTool) and Archetypes over ZClasses.
for objects not already available which in this application can be timesheet etc.... Am I right??
No. ZClasses are only one of at least 4 options: * elementary implementation with standard Zope objects * ZClasses * CMF + Archetypes * custom objects developed in Python products
THis confuses me a lot..Are there any examples on how to develop a data driven website??
Maybe, you look at "PloneMall" (or similar products for data driven tasks). -- Dieter