I have created a Python script, but I need to pass a parameter that is a string of the id of the desired object. python script "get_staff_info" parameter list: oid # the id of the object that I want returned The following code will get the (currently only) DTML document in the staff folder: return context.staff.objectValues('DTML Document') The only question that I have is how do I get the object whose id=oid? There ought to be a function that would return the object based the id (a string that can be passed as a parameter that could/would be stored in another object). I know that there are objectItems(), objectIds, and objectValues(), but I would have to iterate through the result and perform a comparison. Is that the only way to do it, or is there a handy API that will just cut to the chase? TIA, Ron

I want to (or simply think I should) use a python method to get information about an instance of one object in a first sub-folder from a DTML Method in a another sub-folder. Graphically put,

Main_Folder +-- Get_Contact_Info (Python method) | +-- First_Folder | +-- Contact_1 (DTML Document) | +-- Second_Folder +-- index_html (DTML Method)

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From index_html, I want to call the Get_Contact_Info method (through acqusition) and have it return the absolute_url and title of the object(s) in the first folder (e.g., Contact_1).

The question I have is what little trick do I need to include in the Get_Contact_Info method to obtain the correct set of ObjectValues of the objects in the First_Folder?

The nice thing about this methodology is that I don't have to worry how far down the branches of the tree I am to get basic information from the "base" folder. I simply use acqisition to call the method.

TIA,

Ron

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