[Zope] Cut and paste from python code

[Dieter Maurer]

Bocquillon  Philippe writes:
 > I am trying to cut and paste objects from python code. Both origin and
 > destination container objects are inheriting from ObjectManager.
 > I am using the following code to cut objects contained in self and copy them
 > in the newChannel object:
 > 
 >         if len(self.objectIds()) != 0:
 >             cp = self.manage_cutObjects(self.objectIds()) 
 >             newChannel.manage_pasteObjects(cp)
 > 
 > An error is raised:
 > 
 > Error Type: TypeError
 > Error Value: call of non-function (type string)
 > ....
 > P:\Ifs\Eop\DI783\DI783\DGENTR~1\CHANNE~1\ZOPE-2~2.3-W\lib\python\OFS\CopySup
 > port.py, line 210, in manage_pasteObjects
 >     (Object: Traversable)
 > TypeError: (see above)
 > 
 > -->
 > 
 > The line 210 referenced in the trace in the CopySupport.py Zope 2.3.3 module
 > is:
 > 
 >         app = self.getPhysicalRoot()
Seems as if "newChannel" had overridden "getPhysicalRoot"
and it would now be a string.

I would use the fact that Zope is Open Source and add a
print statement before line 210 to see what "getPhysicalRoot"
is. This may give a hint where something goes wrong.


Dieter