[Zope-dev] Computed fields in ZCatalog

[Kevin Dangoor]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Itamar Shtull-Trauring" <itamars@ibm.net>
To: <zope-dev@zope.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2000 5:44 AM
Subject: Re: [Zope-dev] Computed fields in ZCatalog


> Martijn Pieters wrote:
>
> > >     For example, if I wanted to create a method that would return
> > > Property1+Property2 and have that value show up in the
> > > Catalog, can that be
> > > done?
> >
> > Only with methods that don't need any arguments, like an External
> > Method. DTML Methods required arguments, so they will not do.
>
> In other words, use PythonMethods.  They are exectly what you need for
this
> kind of thing.
>
> parameters: self
> body:
> return self.Property1 + self.Property2

You know what's funny is that I could swear I tried this. I set up a  little
test today, though, and sure enough it worked! Not sure what I did wrong in
my previous tests, but I'll just be happy to have this working.

Kevin