-----Original Message----- From: zope-admin@zope.org [mailto:zope-admin@zope.org]On Behalf Of Warren Postma Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 10:17 PM To: ZOPE Subject: [Zope] External methods: No place to enter Parameter List?
I was trying out adding External Methods, and it doesn't seem to provide me with a way to specify parameters, the Help file mentions entering a comma separated list in the text-entry-box titled "Parameter List" but there is no such item on the web page.
So, how do I do it?
Unless there's a documentation error, you may be reading about Python Scripts and not External Methods. Python Scripts are added through the Zope management interface and you specify parameters in the text entry box. Python Scripts are limited in their ability for security reasons. External Methods are defined in a file in your Zope's Extensions directory and are written like any Python function, starting with def(parameter list). When adding an External Method within Zope, there's no need to tell it the parameter list since it's specified in the file. External Methods have access to all sorts of goodies that Python Scripts do not. In addition to being very useful, they could also do a lot more damage if you're not careful. _______________________ Ron Bickers Logic Etc, Inc.