[Zope-dev] "upgrading" from ZPublisher to full Zope and need enlightenment

[Michel Pelletier]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Olivier [mailto:mo@local2me.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 1999 1:24 AM
> To: zope-dev@zope.org
> Cc: mo@local2me.com
> Subject: [Zope-dev] "upgrading" from ZPublisher to full Zope and need
> enlightenment
> 
> 
> We've been using ZPublisher and PCGI since the Bobo days for
> development, and I find myself playing with the zope.org site and
> finally understanding more clearly what else Zope has to offer.  The
> question now is: what is the path for us to start using Zope beyond
> ZPublisher.
> 
> We have a single entry point for our app, which is 
> PCGI-based.  Many of
> the functions inside classes use DTML substitution, though we're doing
> it from the python side.  It's not clear to me how this fits with the
> web-managed Zope side of things.  Is there a doc describing this
> conversion/upgrade, or are there people who can explain this to me? 
> Maybe someone who's already been through this?

I believe, possibly on the old site, that there is a Zope produce that
lets you plug bobo apps directly into the Zope space with no
modification.

http://www.zope.org:8080/Download/Contrib/ExternalObjects.tar.gz

I think this is it.  Someone probably needs to adopt this orphaned
child.  (I think maybe Amos wrote it, Amos?)

> 
> Kudos for the greatly improved documentation on the Zope web site! 
> Between the tips, HOWTO's, and being able to play w/it myself in an
> environment with some pre-existing content, it really helped things to
> gel.

Thanks, we're trying!

-Michel

> 
> thanks,
> --Michael
> 
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