[Zope-dev] WebDAV API

[Dethe Elza]

Hi folks,


Because many existing Windows programs understand FTP but not WebDAV, 
we're trying to create an alternative way to lock/unlock files when we 
FTP them.  This could be a simple HTTP call (preferred) or XML-RPC. The 
documentation I've been able to dig up on Zope's DAV implementation 
isn't too clear on how to programmatically lock/unlock files.

I can easily check if a file is locked using DTML Methods, but actually 
locking it has eluded me.  Do I have to create a Lock object first?  At 
first wl_lockItems, wl_lockTokens, and wl_getLock all looked like 
methods to create a lock, but they seem to be methods for retrieving 
existing locks, wl_setLock seems to be what I want but I don't see how 
to create a token or a lock item.  Can I do this in a DTML Method?

TIA

--Dethe

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Dethe Elza (delza@burningtiger.com)
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