Hi Philipp:

How can I access files that do not lie inside the Zope database. I need that feature because I have to write an image database where the images are stored in a common directory and only the filenames are stored in the RDBMS. If I address an image wit the <IMG...> tag zope searches in its internal object hierarchy.

Is there any possibility?

I think so. We've had similar situations very recently. How about: <dtml-in sqlGetImageName> <img src="http://www.server.com/images/<dtml-var image_name>"> </dtml-in> where sqlGetImageName returns (possibly among other things) image_name --Rob P.S. - If it's all the same, please avoid sending HTML email to the list. It makes replying in a sane way difficult.