[Zope-dev] 2 Zopes

[Andy McKay]

Have a look at the excellent Client-Server product. Search for client on
Zope.org. I use this to move stuff between Zopes.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ender" <kthangavelu@earthlink.net>
To: "Andre Schubert" <andre.schubert@geyer.kabeljournal.de>
Cc: "Zope Development Maillist" <zope-dev@zope.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Zope-dev] 2 Zopes


> Andre Schubert wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Can anyone tell me a way to get Zope Objects from the first
> > Zope-Installation to the second.
> > I need this because i have to program a Product to putting data into
> > different Zope Installations from one point of the Web.
> > My boss want this way because he want a central point for data input,
> > where the data are of different type and therefore they have to stored
> > in different locations( different Zope Installations) My idea is to use
> > ZPublisher.Client, but i don't find a way to use it.
> >
> > thanks as
>
> i've never done it before, but the options as always are multiple
> depending on your needs and requirements.
>
> if you can distill your objects down to simple python types (lists,
> dicts, etc) you can try using xml-rpc and reconstructing the object on
> the separate system. there is even a product that uses xml-rpc to
> facilitate sharing between zope installs.
>
> if you don't need to really replicate the info, and depending on the
> frequency which it will need to be accessed you can just use xml-rpc to
> a function on the second server and display the results directly on the
> first server.
>
> if you need to copy the actual objects verbatim you might want to
> investigate exporting to zexp and using file transfer between the hosts
> and (using Client to faciltate calling into zope) importing them on the
> second server.
>
> hth
>
> kapil
>
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