[Zope] External methods writting "up" object hierarchy

[JP Glutting]

Thanks much, Pavlos.

I eventually found what I was looking for - 
REQUEST.PARENTS[-1].etc.etc.manage_changeProperties({'Prop':'Value'}) - in the 
Pointer product. The exam thingy is nice, though.

Take care,

JP
 


> Hi  JP

> If it is going to be of any help, I have already uploaded into the
> contributed area of the Zope site a Multiple choice exam thingy.

> http://www.zope.org/Download/Contrib

> Take care

> Pavlos

> On Mon, 14 Jun 1999 jpglutting@mx3.redestb.es wrote:

>> I am trying to write an External method that evaluates a multiple-
>> choice exam, and then writes the results into a directory object for 
>> the student within the Zope database. I cannot seem to figure out 
>> how to access objects that are Parents of the object from which 
>> the External method is called. Is this possible? And can this be 
>> done on another "branch" of the object hierarchy? For example, if 
>> A, and B are subobjects of X, can an External method called in A 
>> access B and its sub-objects - and how? (say, 
>> manage_changeProperties()).
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>>
>> JP	

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