[Zope] Fw: [Zope] Newbie DTML question

[Arpad Kiss]

-----Original Message-----
From: Arpad Kiss <sekter@mail.matav.hu>
To: Timothy Grant <tjg@avalongroup.net>
Date: Monday, February 01, 1999 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Zope] Newbie DTML question


>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Timothy Grant <tjg@avalongroup.net>
>To: Zope Folk <zope@zope.org>
>Date: Monday, February 01, 1999 7:55 AM
>Subject: [Zope] Newbie DTML question
>
>
>>Hi again,
>>
>>Is it possible to create a variable under DTML and assign it a value?
>Yes it is. Folders have manage_AddProperty, manage_ChangeProperties and
>manage_DelProperties. You can use them with <!--#call "... "--> tag. Look
>them up in Z Online Help.
>
>>
>>I can figure out how to assign the properties of a document or folder, but
>>I cannot figure out how to assign a value to a one-off variable that I
need
>>temporarily.
>>
>>I have messed around with _.namespace(), but nothing I do there seems to
>>work correctly.
>Any example?
>>
>>Also, it seems that it is possible to create an indirect variable when
>>doing forms processing e.g.,
>>
>>        <td>
>>          <B><!--#var Category--></B>
>>        </td>
>>        <td>
>>          <select name=<!--#var Category--> size=1>
>>            <!--#in "PriceTable(PriceGroup=_['Category'])"-->
>>              <option><!--#var Description-->
>>            <!--#/in-->
>>          </select>
>>        </td>
>>
>>As far as I can tell I'm creating a select box named with whatever happens
>>to be stored in Category at the moment. However, I can't seem to access
the
>>contents of the indirect variable.
>>
>>Any light that can be shed would be greatly appreciated.
>>--
>>Stand Fast,
>> tjg.
>>===================================
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