thanks, john. this looks like the best option. uploading the files to my zope server is not really an option. i've set up database simply recording, which files are held on the external server to help (as a short-term solution) but this would prove just as tedious in the long run and there's no way i'd include this is my final build. so... i checked out httplib module (HTTP protocol client) ref: http://www.gmu.edu/mlnavbar/webdev/doc-python/lib/module-httplib.html but it doesn't seem to be supported by python methods. i've managed to create a total system so far without using any external python methods (the ones stored in an extension but this seems like the only option now. can anyone tell me if there are any alternatives? thanks if you can help, lee John wrote:
- Write an external method that goes out and checks whether the image in question actually exists on the server. You might need to do an HTTP HEAD on the expected image URL, but this is roughly what the user's browser will have to do, so it's pretty much the canonical test.
for more info on *exactly* what i'm trying to do here's a message posted this to comp.lang.python: - sorry for the larger than normal post :-o