Hi, This has bugged me for a while. I know I can get ALL the items in a folder by using objectValues() or objectIds(). But how can I get an object in a folder quickly without having to go through every single item? I have an object named debug_dtml, it can appear in any folder or subfolder. How do I check whether it exists? The <dtml-with ... only> tag does not help much, because it does not allow me to access other variables when I have to render the debug_dtml method. The _.hasattr() function is no good because it assumes acquisition. I would like to disable acquisition for this purpose. What I would like are folder methods like: hasObject('object_id') getObject('object_id') But apparently this is impossible without writing a Python external method. regards, Hung Jung ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com