richard@bizarsoftware.com.au wrote:

Zope 2.3 CVS

I have a Python product that calls HTMLFile objects from within other HTMLFile objects. Suppose the first file is:

<dtml-var "page_html(this())">

and the second file, page_html, is:

<dtml-var REQUEST> &dtml-URL1;

I get a KeyError on URL1. If this file is:

<dtml-var REQUEST> <dtml-var "REQUEST.URL1">

then it works fine. Any clues?

Of course, the obvious problem was that I was calling the page_html incorrectly. I remember years ago when I was using DTML under Bobo that I ran into this exact same problem, and Jim Fulton pointed out the error of my ways. Of course, it's all still black magic, and Jim's elsewhere, so I hadda delve into the DocumentTemplate source to find the solution myself. Four head-hurting hours later, the solution is: <dtml-var "page_html(REQUEST)"> And all is made better. Richard -- Richard Jones richard@bizarsoftware.com.au Senior Software Developer, Bizar Software (www.bizarsoftware.com.au)