[Zope] Is it possible to add/create complex objects via FTP?

[Norman Khine]

You can try the ZipProduct from http://www.zope.org/Members/snej/ZipFolder

hth
Norman

-----Original Message-----
From: zope-admin@zope.org [mailto:zope-admin@zope.org]On Behalf Of
jkinsley
Sent: 11 August 2001 10:41
To: zope@zope.org
Subject: [Zope] Is it possible to add/create complex objects via FTP?


I am building a site for which I am creating an 'extended folder'
object.  It is a subclass of Ordered Folder which adds about 15-25
additional properties.  I am lazy and I hate web forms, so do not
want to go through the web interface and create all the properties
manually. :)

Now then I would like to take my laziness one step further.  I would
like to be able to create a text/plain file containing something
like:


object_type	= 'Extended Folder'
id		= 'foo'
title		= 'Extended Folder Foo'
property1	= value1
property2	= 'value2'
....
propertyn	= '''
		     valuen line 1
		     valuen line 2
		  '''

then upload it into Zope via FTP.


Is this possible?  And if so, what methods would I need to implement
in my product to make it work and/or where can I find documentation?

If it is not currently possible, could this functionality be
implemented into Zope?

I can think of many other possibilities where it would be really nice
such as adding a DTML Method via FTP instead it always being a DTML
Document.

Regards
Jarrod Kinsley





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