Hello in a previous message I read .... and then you can call it e.g. from a DMTL method 'createManyTable': <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('list',('table1','table2'))"> <dtml-in list> <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('myName',_['sequence-item'])"> <dtml-call createTable> </dtml-in> ..... the idea is nice, pushing values on top of the REQUEST to resolve them by the ZSQL method. However, suppose I have a method like: id: add_dummy_table create table <dtml-var table_name> ( dummy INTEGER ) Now, if I call it in the form <dtml-var standard_html_header> <dtml-call expr="add_dummy_table(table_name='test')"> <dtml-var standard_html_footer> It works as well. Now my question is, is it just a question of personal style, or there is a more subtle advantage in pushing values in the REQUEST object? Thanks and regards Stefano