hi geoff, add the following methods (they are from Zwiki) and call self.reindex() each time you change something the code assumes that a catalog called 'Catalog' can be aquired. Robert def getCatalogId(self): """Return the name of the catalog used by this document""" return getattr(self, 'Catalog') def url(self): """Return the absolute object path""" return string.join(self.getPhysicalPath(),'/') def index_object(self): """A common method to allow Findables to index themselves.""" if hasattr(self, self.getCatalogId()) and \ not getattr(self, 'NOT_CATALOGED', 0): #sys.stderr.write( 'INDEXING PAGE!' +'\n') #SKWM getattr(self, self.getCatalogId()).catalog_object(self, self.url()) self.is_indexed_ = 1 #sys.stderr.write( 'INDEX DONE!' +'\n') #SKWM def unindex_object(self): """A common method to allow Findables to unindex themselves.""" #sys.stderr.write( 'UNINDEX_OBJECT!' +'\n') #SKWM if hasattr(self, self.getCatalogId()): getattr(self, self.getCatalogId()).uncatalog_object(self.url()) self.is_indexed_ = 0 def reindex_object(self): """Reindex the object in the Catalog""" if getattr(self, 'is_indexed_', 0): self.unindex_object() self.index_object() ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Armstrong" <geofstro@monaco.mc> To: <zope@zope.org> Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 8:04 PM Subject: [Zope] Catalog Awareness

Hi,

I have a need to modify a Zope product so that at least one of it's classes becomes catalog aware.

All the documentation I can find on catalog awareness refers to building ZClasses and giving them this feature; but the product I need to modify is built with external python code that resides in the "Products" directory. I understand though that it is possible for a product to be built which is a hybrid of Python code and ZClasses. So perhaps it is possible?

Right now I'm having to use a workaround that changes the properties of a dtml document each time I need to catalog a new item of the product class concerned. I then re-catalog the same dtml document with the new properties; but this is taking to much of a toll on performance.

Can anyone advise me on this?

Thanks

geoff

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