[Zope] Zope Newbie Question [ Variables? ]

[Luis Cortes]

While trying to create the mail form example from the How To I created a
property (I thought they where like global variables) with the same name as
"comments", and the example failed to work.

Once I removed the property, the example worked fine.
Can someone explain why?  Are properties like global variables? Can 
you change their values?


mail form example ...


<!--#var standard_html_header-->
<H2>We want your input!</H2> 
<form action="SendFeedback" method="post"> 
Your Name: <input type="text" name="name" size="40"> 
<br> 
<textarea name="comments" rows="10" cols="50">
Type your comments here.
</textarea><br> 
<input type="submit" value="Send Feedback"> 
</form> 
<!--#var standard_html_footer-->


 ... sendFeedback ...

<!--#var standard_html_header-->
<!--#sendmail mailhost="MailHost"--> 
To: Feedback Recipient <form_recipient@example.com> 
From: Zope Feedback Form <zope_form@example.com> 
Subject: Feedback from the web 
Feedback from : <!--#var name-->
Comments:
<!--#var comments--> 
<!--#/sendmail--> 
<h1>Thank you for your input!</h1>
<p>Your comments have been sent.</p>