Holger- this still appears to have fixed variable names- my variable names are dynamic, based on sql column names so I can't predefine their existance in the ZSQL 'arguments' box- this is my qryInsert object as of tonight (this morning) - it would work in the proper namespace- field is a sql column, as in 'firstname' or 'address'. _[field] is then its value, which is set in a previous http post form- the ZSQL method bombs out when it can't see the post variables INSERT into <dtml-var sqlvarTable> ( <dtml-in "qryShowColumns(sqlvarTable=sqlvarTable)"> <dtml-if sequence-end> <dtml-var field> <dtml-else> <dtml-var field>, </dtml-if> </dtml-in> ) VALUES ( <dtml-in "qryShowColumns(sqlvarTable=sqlvarTable)"> <dtml-if sequence-end> <dtml-sqlvar "_[field]" type=string> <dtml-else> <dtml-sqlvar "_[field]" type=string>, </dtml-if> </dtml-in> ) Chas. -----Original Message----- From: Holger Lehmann [mailto:lehmann@catworkx.de] Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 3:38 AM To: Chas Wareing; 'zope@zope.org' Subject: Re: [Zope] setting 'arguments' string dynamically in a ZSQL method Hi Chas, why not trying this: (assuming three hardcoded parameters) <dtml-in "YourSQLMethod(param1=value1,param2=value2,param3=None)"> and another time: <dtml-in "YourSQLMethod(param1=value5,param2=_['variable10'],param3=value4)"> with something like this in your ZSQLMethod: params: param1, param2, param3 sql (warning untested): <dtml-if "param3!='None'"> select * from foo where ..... <dtml-else> select * from bar where .... </dtml-if> **and** set the advanced setting " max rows retreived " to 0 (zero) to stop the ZSQLMethod from appending SQL code to your statement dynamically. - Holger Am Freitag, 8. Juni 2001 11:58 schrieb Chas Wareing:

I've been spending way too much time on this--

I'd like to set the 'arguments' string while calling a ZSQL method instead of hardcoding it on the method- my variable names are dynamic

a namespace hack or zsql product patch would be appreciated-

I'm using this for a generic/reusable qryInsert object-

Chas. <c3w@ISP.NET> ISP Networks, Inc.

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