[Zope-dev] Float Conversion
Jason Spisak
webmaster@mtear.com
Fri, 07 May 1999 16:07:41 -0400
Zope-o-matic fans:
Just to add to my last mail, I tried to use float(X) (from the DTML
users guide) to convert that string in an external method, and then it
changed errors on me. Now instead of a NameError I get a ValueError,
which means that it is converting, just not to what is being asked for.
The catch is that the property is indeed (I checked and recreated) a
floating point property. :-( Anyone have any ideas?
Here's the code
"""
External Methods for MTear
"""
import string
def import_candidate(self,file,REQUEST,RESPONSE,URL2):
"""
External Method to import Candidate data and build Candidate
objects.
file is a tab delimited file object (obtained from a file upload
form).
"""
added=0
failed=[]
while 1:
line=file.readline()
if line=="":
break
fields=string.split(line,'\t')
id=fields[0]
first_name=fields[1]
last_name=fields[2]
salary=fields[18]
if id=='ID':
continue # bogus first line
#try:
REQUEST.set('id',id)
REQUEST.set('first_name',first_name)
REQUEST.set('last_name',last_name)
REQUEST.set('salary',float(salary))
method=self.manage_addProduct['Candidate'].add
method(method,REQUEST=REQUEST,RESPONSE=RESPONSE,
DestinationURL=lambda url=URL2: url)
added=added+1
#except:
# failed.append(title)
return """<html>
<p>Added %d candidates.</p>
<p>Failed to add: <br>
%s
</p>
</html>""" % (added, string.join(failed,"<br>"))
Thanks again.
--
Jason Spisak
webmaster@mtear.com