Hi,

I followed the instructions for random content generation exactly, but I keep getting a "System Unavailable" error message now and then. I thought the problem was that I left empty lines in the "lines" properties I created as per the instructions (which are a little unclear incidentally about the syntax of entering document names in the property window).

I fixed this, but Zope still returns the error message now and then *when I

not being funny or anything, but are you sure you entered the source correctly? Post the source *as you entered it* and let us all peruse it... As a dopey example, checkout http://medfac10.ncl.ac.uk/insult for a Shakespearean Insult Generator using a variant on random code (DTML src included). (my favourite so far: "thou art a yeasty, dismal-dreaming, maggot-pie!") :) Change a line like <!--#var expr="_.whrandom.choice(line1)"--> to add another level of indirection (<!--#var expr="_['_.whrandom.choice(dtmldocs)']"--> where dtmldocs is a lines property of dtml document ids and you should be away (warning! - not tested!).

PS -- Our Zope site is www.english.lsu.edu -- you're welcome to look around starting Aug. 19th. Zope is IDEAL for building departmental websites at universities. You have no idea how enthusiastic people down here are about it!

You're dead right there. I'll be deploying our system at three sites within two months...so little time, so much to do (esp. when I havenn't got our resource db and multiple choice engine sorted out yet!). :) tone out.