[Zope] version deleted but there is still a version lock

Paul Everitt paul@digicool.com
Mon, 15 Nov 1999 08:31:37 -0500


Andy Pahne wrote:
> 
> I have a Zope folder which contained a version a long time ago. The version
> was deleted, but in the management-screens I always get a version lock. I
> cannot add documents, and I cant change a few of the existing docs.
> 
> How can I make my existing objects notify that theres no version anymore and
> therefore no locking necessary?
> 
> Unluckily this happened with a projectsite we have on the net. There are a
> lot of people waiting to see new content which I cannot add....

Yep, this happens to me a lot.  Fortunately it isn't that hard to fix --
just create a new version in the same folder with the same id as the
previous one (or go to Undo and remove the deletion of the Version). 
Once the Version is back, you can save the changes, discard the changes,
etc.

--Paul