I just love answering my own questions (maybe it is from the embarrassment of having to ask them). Here is the code that works like a charm: <dtml-with expr="_.whrandom.choice(folder_name.objectValues())"> <dtml-var "folder_name.attribute_name"> and <dtml-var id> </dtml-with> Thanks to Andy McKay for posting this in November. I added a tip to Zope.org at http://www.zope.org/Members/BwanaZulia/random_items J