[Zope-dev] Z SQL Method problems (now two confirmed bugs)

[Casey Duncan]

Andy Dustman wrote:
> 
[snip]
> Solution: parse() does have the capability of finding a parameter type
> (for the above-mentioned reason), i.e. the parameters could be written:
> 
> HostId:int DomainId:int Name:nb IP:int
> 
> I propose also allowing :optional to follow the type, so that parse() can
> set this properly, i.e.:
> 
> HostId:int:optional DomainId:int:optional Name:nb:optional IP:int:optional
> 
> Note that currently default values take precedence over optional values
> (if it could find any).
> 
> I'll prepare a patch that can do this if requested (DC/ZopeCorp decide
> this is a good solution) and it will also fix the parameter="value"
> parsing problem (broken in 2.4.0).

This sounds like a good solution. I have worked around this same issue
many times myself.
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| Casey Duncan
| Kaivo, Inc.
| cduncan@kaivo.com
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