When I do that it sets the variable to a string that says welcome rather that the dtml method named welcome. If I use <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('myvariable','dtml-var welcome')"> it does nothing.
-----Original Message----- From: Stephen Pitts [SMTP:smpitts@midsouth.rr.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 9:31 AM To: Coleman, Bryan Cc: 'zope@zope.org' Subject: Re: [Zope] Newbie DTML: How do you just declair a veriable.
On Wed, Apr 19, 2000 at 11:03:21AM -0400, Coleman, Bryan wrote:
I am sure that this has been asked before but for some reason I cant
find
the answer.
I am developing a small application and in part of it I want one page to recursively call itself and display a new sub-page depending on which link was clicked on. I am trying to just create a variable that I can set to the new method but I always get an error.
How do you just make an arbitrary variable.
I tried <dtml-var somename> = <dtml-var somemethod> and it did not like that complained about there not being a somename well that's what I am trying to make.
The easiest way is to use REQUEST.set: <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('myvariable','myvalue')">
Another way to do it is to use dtml-let. This is "cleaner" if you will only need the variable for a short time. <dtml-let nums="(4,5,6)"> nums forward: <dtml-in nums><dtml-var sequence-item> </dtml-in> nums backward: <dtml-in nums reverse><dtml-var sequence-item> </dtml-in> </dtml-let>
Nums only exists between the two <dtml-let statements>. -- Stephen Pitts smpitts@midsouth.rr.com