[Zope] how does dtml-if evaluate REQUEST variables?

[Bruce Elrick]

Stuart 'Zen' Bishop wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 16 Feb 2000, Bruce Elrick wrote:
> 
> > > http://server/dtml.doc?entryid:int=0
> > >
> >
> > As a slightly off-list-topic third-party followup, what html form would create
> > the above URL if dhtml.doc was the action of that form?
> 
> <form action="dtml.doc">
> <input name="entryid:int" value="0">
> </form>
> 
> > I'm having a problem that all my REQUEST variables are treated as strings,
> > even when they are single digits.  I would like to not have to coerce the
> > variables in the destination DTML Method, but rather have the form set the
> > type as above.
> 
> See http://www.zope.org/Members/Zen/howto/FormVariableTypes
> 
> Note that the caveat is, although the action method doesn't have to wastetime
> casting strings into their correct format, your users will see rather
> ugly error screens if they enter bad data.
> 

Thanks Stuart (and Evan).  Fortunately my integers come from <select>'s in the
forms so I can control the values.  Now I can control the types too!

Cheers...
Bruce
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