Hello Hoping some kind enlightened zopistas can point me to existing examples or show me how the syntax works for this: 1. I need to write a simple general method which will allow me to create a property in the parent folder. for example: 'createParentProperty()' DTMLmethod ----------------------------------------------------------- <dtml with PARENTS[-1]> <dtml manage_addProperty(Id = 'myNewPopertyName') <dtml manage_addProperty(type = 'tokens') <dtml manage_addProperty(value = '') <dtml-with> ------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Then I need to extend my 'createParentProperty()' method so I can call it from an URL, http POST or GET. I want to pass or fetch the parent folder's property 'Id' name. for example: http://www.zopesite.net/TOP/SUB/PROJECTA/createParentProperty?=id+statistics &type=tokens will create a property Id = 'statistics' in PROJECTA folder of my site whose type = 'tokens' but if it exists already it will return a '1' How to do this? 3. Then I need to do the same thing but this time setting or getting the property's 'Value' field via http POST or GET. for example: http://www.zopesite.net/TOP/SUB/PROJECTA/createParentProperty?=id+statistics &value+2000september will create a new property id = 'statistics', type = 'tokens', value =' 2000september' but if 'statistics' already exists, the method will just change the value 4. Finally some properties we need to 'lock' so they cannot be overwritten by the above methods. However I do need to check remotely over http if this is so. For example: http://www.zopesite.net/TOP/SUB/PROJECTA/createParentProperty?=id+admin&valu e+2000September will return an integer '2' or string such as : 'locked' or "property id = 'admin' is locked" where: 0 = does not exist 1 = exists 3 = locked How to do this? ...ideally there there should be a separete method we can call to lock or unlock a property for admin use over http Thanks for any help..deadlines loom.. - Jason ________________________________________________________________ Jason CUNLIFFE = NOMADICS.(Interactive Art and Technology).Design Director