[Zope] Zope not listening to trinkets

[Jason Spisak]

Martijn,

Could I also use sequence-item as in:

   <dtml-in things>
     <input type=hidden name="things:list" value="&dtml-var
sequence-item;">
   </dtml-in>


> At 22:32 22/09/99 , Jason Spisak wrote:
> >This is in line with the previous email about the 'list' variable called
> >'things' that is giving me back ['my_list_item1','my_list_item2'] for
> >sequence-items instead of just the strings.  I looked at the form from
> >which these values can and I am using:
> >
> ><input type="hidden" name="things:list" value="<!--#var
> >"REQUEST['things']"-->">
> >
> >a hidden value that I got froma previous form (Which was also a list)
> >The sequence-items show up as strings fine on the page with the above
> >code, but when I try to use the hidden filed to move it to the next
> >page, Zope ignores the trinket.
> 
> You are putting the string representation of your 'things' list in to a 
> hidden field, and that string representation is then marshalled in to a 
> list of exactly one item, the string representation. This is because HTML 
> has no concept of lists.
> 
> You should turn your list into a set of hidden field, one for each item on 
> that list. By adding the :list modifier to the fieldname, Zope will then 
> convert it back to a list when the FORM is posted again:
> 
>    <dtml-in things>
>      <input type=hidden name="things:list" value="&dtml-things;">
>    </dtml-in>
> 
> Note that I use the HTMNL entity notation here (&dtml-variablename;), which 
> will HTML quote your value, so that any of the <, >, or " characters will 
> not mess up the HTML.

Jason Spisak