[Zope-CMF] why portal_catalog collect "None" object ?

[Dieter Maurer]

GC wrote at 2003-3-18 18:17 +0800:
 >    I use this code within a python script of my CMF site
 > 
 >             entries = context.portal_catalog(portal_type =
 > CPS_meta_type,
 >                                          review_state = public_state,
 >                                          sort_on = 'Counter',
 >                                          sort_order = "reverse")
 > 
 >    Amazingly, it collect also the "deleted" object, such that my page
 > template form got an error
 >    caused from
 >          "None" object can not apply getObject() method !!
 > 
 >    Why these ghost objects still be collected by portal_catalog ?
 >    How can I avoid this ?

The code you show us does not contain "getObject"...

Obviously, the cited error message does not relate to the above
code snippet.

Come back again with the correct one.

 >     Another weird problem about my portal_catalog is that
 > 
 >     it collect redundant object objects with recursive path that are
 > identical to the same object !
 >     For example :
 > 
 >     I got a list of objects with the following url
 > 
 >        http://gc:88/
 > 
 >  
 > http://gc:88/Members/john/Dumbell_Covering_Problem/Plone/Members/john/Du
 > mbell_Covering_Problem
 > 
 >  
 > http://gc:88/Members/john/Dumbell_Covering_Problem/Plone/Members/john/Du
 > mbell_Covering_Problem/Plone/Members/john/Dumbell_Covering_Problem
 > 
 >        ...
 > 
 >      My Goodness !

Indeed!

Usually, the catalog uses "getPhysicalPath" to derive an uid
for an object. The application can pass in a different uid.
As you see, your application did....


Dieter