I've gotten up the learning curve enough to write some simple external methods but something really simple has me completely stumped. I'd like to provide a simple "who maintains this folder" at the bottom of every page. I THOUGHT that folder-level acquisition would allow me do this easily by including a dtml-var in my standard_html_footer that would pick up an optional dtml object entry from a respective folder further "down" the hierarchy. However, since my standard-html-footer is only at the root level, I never get a dtml-var included from a "lower" folder, only the one from the root. I've read through the Zope book multiple times and can't find a workaround while searching the mailing list archives is not easy! Here's the simplest that I'm looking for: Root: -Standard_html_footer (containing <dtml-var Maintainer>). -Maintainer (dtml document with a link to person JOE) Folder-A ---- some-dtml-doc (with a reference to <dtml-var standard_html_footer>) Folder-B ---- another-dtml-doc (with a reference to <dtml-var standard_html_footer>) ---- Maintainer (dtml document with person BOB) Results: Folder-A should display JOE for every page while Folder-B should display BOB at the bottom of every page. What am I doing wrong or not understanding? Is there a different mechanism I need to use in standard_html_footer for the <dtml-var maintainer> to TELL it to use something locally first? Is this a dtml-document vs. dtml-method thing?? Any help much appreciated.. Peter Borocz ------------------------------------------------- PLEASE READ THIS WARNING: All e-mail sent to or from this address will be received or otherwise recorded by the Fisher Investments corporate e-mail system and is subject to archival, monitoring or review by, and/or disclosure to, someone other than the recipient.