[ZDP] BackTalk to Document The Zope Book (2.5 Edition)/Creating Basic Zope Applications

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      Now create an *addEntryAction* DTML Method in the *GuestBook* folder to
      handle the form. This form will create a new entry document and return
      a confirmation message::

        <dtml-var standard_html_header>

        <dtml-call expr="addEntry(guest_name, comments)">

        <h1>Thanks for signing our guest book!</h1>

        <p><a href="<dtml-var URL1>">Return</a>
        to the guest book.</p>

        <dtml-var standard_html_footer>

        % Anonymous User - May 9, 2002 4:48 pm:
         URL1? Not working for me!?

        % Anonymous User - June 3, 2002 2:24 am:
         I've tried to send some comments to the guestbook, files of comments have been created but those comments
         didn't list out like the above pic.

        % Anonymous User - June 13, 2002 5:01 am:
         is it possible to send the form data straight to the form and then return to the guestbook page with the
         validated entry?

        % Anonymous User - July 3, 2002 11:21 am:
         To the second anonymous user who couldn't get the files to list out: I had this problem too. The
         documentation doesn't specify, but index_html should be a DTML METHOD - not a DTML DOCUMENT! What a
         ridiculous pile of

        % krump - Aug. 27, 2002 1:24 pm:
         In all fairness he has been using 'method' as a synonym for 'DTMLmethod' for a while. It can be easy to miss
         though.

        % Anonymous User - Sep. 22, 2002 11:50 am:
         Consistency: dont forget dtml tag syntax!

        % Anonymous User - Sep. 22, 2002 11:57 am:
         1) dtml-call was not treated in previous chapters
            (it does not insert anything in the output, only evaluates expr)
         2) how about
            <dtml-call expr="addEntry(guest_name=guest_name, comments=comments)">
            As a newbie i hav difficulty understanding the parameter passing rules.