[Zope] Syntax error in XML-RPC How to?

[Michel Pelletier]

What's the traceback embedded in the HTML source of the error page?

It will point you directly to where the syntax error is.

-Michel

Andrew Diller wrote:
> 
> hi: I'm trying to use the BasicAuth example in the "XML-RPC How To"
> 
> http://www.zope.org/Members/Amos/XML-RPC
> 
> I keep getting the Zope error when creaing the External Method:
> 
> Zope has encountered an error while publishing this resource.
> 
>             Error Type: SyntaxError
>             Error Value: invalid syntax
> 
> --------
> 
> I've just cut and pasted this from the webpage, only removed extra padding spaces, and spliced the one big
> line back together:
>  h.putheader("AUTHORIZATION", "Basic %s" % string.replace(encodestring("%s:%s" % (self.username,
> self.password)),"\012", ""))
> 
> The code defines a class and a def:
> 
> ---------------
> class BasicAuthTransport(xmlrpclib.Transport):
>     def __init__(self, username=xxxx, password=xxxx):
>         self.username=username
>         self.password=password
> 
>     def request(self, host, handler, request_body):
>         # issue XML-RPC request
> 
> ----------------
> In the Add External method page, where you enter in the Function name I've tried:
> 
> request
> BasicAuthTransport
> BasicAuthTransport.request
> request.BasicAuthTransport
> 
> Which is the right one? it want's the Function 'request', right?
> 
> So, the syntax error must be something in the script.
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> -andy
> 
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