I've been trying to get a page template to call an external method, passing some variables in the call. I've been trying to follow an example I found on ZopeLabs: (http://www.zopelabs.com/cookbook/1008969252): Submitted by: runyaga Last Edited: 2002-02-18 Category: Python(External Method) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Description: if you want to use any python libraries, or xmlrpclib you can do this from python external methods. this is very simple. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Source (Text): #inside $ZOPE/Extensions #create a file, xmlrpc_example.py from xmlrpclib import Server def getStateNameByNumber(number=1): """ python lib example """ # simple test program (from the XML-RPC specification) # server = Server("http://localhost:8000") # local server server = Server("http://betty.userland.com") try: return server.examples.getStateName(number) except Error, v: raise v #inside ZOPE create a External Method: #id: getStateName #module: xmlrpc_example #function: getStateNameByNumber #then you can test that or call it from a Pagetemplate: <span tal:define="stateNumber python:33"> The #<span tal:replace="stateNumber"/> is <span tal:replace="python:getStateName(stateNumber)" /> </span> When I follow this as given, I get: Error Type: NameError Error Value: global name 'getStateName' is not defined If I revise the ext. method call to: <span tal:replace="here/getStateName" /> the call succeeds (using the default value) but I can't figure out how to pass in a value. Anything I try that has a variable in parentheses following the function name fails. The external method is OK as I've tested it outside of zope. (actually, the ext. method is not actually making an xml-rpc call at all -- I'm just returning whatever number is passed in as a sring) I've pored over the mail list archives, checked zopelabs for other examples, to no avail. I'm running Zope 2.60b1 if that makes any difference. - Tim Lynch tlynch@nal.usda.gov