-----Original Message----- From: zope-admin@zope.org [mailto:zope-admin@zope.org]On Behalf Of Sreekant Kodela Sent: 16. juli 1999 13:07 To: zope@zope.org Subject: [Zope] Zope suitability

Dear all

I don't know if this is right to send a silly question to this list, but I couldn't find any proper place anywhere else.

I see you posted this before. On behalf of everybody on the list, I'm sorry that you have not yet received a worthy reply.

I have recently installed Zope and zserver. I have already developed a complete web site based on Python and Postgresql, Apache. However maintenance might become the bottleneck for me as I am the only one who manages it. I want to redo the whole thing in Zope. I wonder if you can show any light / comments on this.

Redoing things in Zope is most likely pretty easy. Exactly how easy depends a lot on the nature of your site, your structure, and so on. You might even get by for a while by importing your "legacy" scripts right into Zope as External Methods, and upgrading them to DTML Methods/SQL Methods incrementally. On the other hand, starting anew might even prove to improve the overall design -- Zope provides a treasure chest of object-orientational tools touches such as acquisition, a rich object file system, DTML, extensible database methods, etc.

Also can somebody PLEASE give me a clue, where I can find a tutorial on how to use zope and what are the steps. I am really struggling to develop any thing. A beginners tutorial would be great.

Tutorials are sparse at the moment. The best advice I can give is to read all the available documentation -- the Document Template User's Guide and the SQL Methods User's Guide (both available in HTML/PDF format on the zope.org site), the bits and pieces available through the Zope Documentation Project (http://zdp.zope.org/), and so on. Check the Zope site, the Zope installation, and the mailing list archives. And if you have a question, you're almost sure to receive good answers on this list. (I'm prepared to disregard the lack of response you got this time as a fluke incident.) Remember, there are no stupid questions. Good luck.

Thanks for your time -- Sreekant Kodela

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