[Zope-dev] Strings as input to the in tag: inconsistent

[Jim Fulton]

Thilo Mezger wrote:
> 
> hi!
> 
> i've posted this problem on the zope-list a couple of days ago with no
> reply

I saw a reply. Hm.

> so i'm trying zope-dev now:
> 
> i'm using this code to output A B C ... Z:
> 
> <!--#in "_.string.uppercase"-->
> <!--#var sequence-item-->
> <!--#/in-->
> 
> this works fine in my Zope-1.10.2/Linux installation but Zope-1.10.2/Win95
> generates this error message:
> 
> Error type:  InError
> Error value: Strings are not allowed as input to the in tag.

This is exactly the same error I get on Linux.
You should always get this error.  Maybe you are getting a cached page.

> can someone explain this inconsistency? 

No. I can't even believe it. ;) I certainly can't repoduce it.
The in tag is not willing to iterate over a string and _.string.uppercase
is a string.  

> why are strings allowed on linux
> but not on win95?

They aren't.

Jim

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