Richard Jones wrote:
>
> The following DTML does not work:
>
> <!--#if foo-->
> <p>foo found!
> <!--#else-->
> <!--#call "_.namespace(foo=1)"-->
> <p>foo inserted! <!--#var foo-->
> <!--#/if-->
>
> It barfs with a NameError on foo. If I change the #call to a #with and use
> that to enclose the #var foo, then it works. I'd like to suggest that the
> description of the _.namespace function in the DTML reference include the
> return value (ie. "it returns a new namespace to be used in a #with" or
> somesuch).
OK, the documentation could be clearer on this point.
We'll fix it.
> Given that the #call and _.namespace combination aren't going to do what I
> want to do, how can I do it?
With a #with and namespace combination:
<!--#if foo-->
<p>foo found!
<!--#else-->
<!--#with "_.namespace(foo=1)"-->
<p>foo inserted! <!--#var foo-->
<!--#/with-->
<!--#/if-->
But it looked like you had discovered that.
> I've also tried REQUEST.set() but couldn't get
> that to work at all.
Hm, that should work too. The following worked
for me:
<!--#if foo-->
<p>foo found!
<!--#else-->
<!--#call "REQUEST.set('foo',1)"-->
<p>foo inserted! <!--#var foo-->
<!--#/if-->
Jim
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