I'm trying to convert shell scripts into DTML methods. Please excuse the pseudo code. I'm using it to represent the problems that I am addressing. set basket_total=0 set taxable_total=0 foreach item( 'apple', 'peach', 'soap', 'pear', 'plum', 'magazine' ) if (! isfood($item)) @ taxable_total = $taxable_total + price_of($item) endif @ basket_total = $basket_total + price_of($item) endfor print "Of the $basket_total total, $taxable_total is taxable" 1) Can I generate an explicit list rather than getting it with as the result of either a database query or enumeration of an object? 2) How do I generate "local" variables. I know that I could use the REQUEST variable as a global property store. However, because of nesting, global (REQUEST) variables are not desirable. I'd like to say something like the following: <!--#WITH "LOCAL_NAMESPACE (basket_total=0, taxable_total=0)"--> <!--#FOR "['apple', 'peach', 'soap', 'pear', 'plum', 'magazine']"--> ... <!--#SET basket_total=basket_total+price ...> <!--#/FOR--> ... <!--#var basket_total--> ... <!--#/WITH--> Does Zope's DTML have constructs to address either of these?