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Message: 47=0D=0ADate: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 21:00:08 -0800 (PST)=0D=0AFrom: Mane=
esh Yadav <yadavm@scripps.edu>=0D=0AReply-To: Maneesh Yadav <yadavm@scripps=
.edu>=0D=0ATo: zope@zope.org=0D=0ASubject: [Zope] newbie...=0D=0A=0D=0ADisc=
laimer: I think it took me a year to realize what Zope actually=0D=0Ais....=
maybe I still don't know :)=0D=0A=0D=0ASorry to bother you all, but the Zop=
e environment is so rich with options=0D=0AI'm not sure which path I should=
 take.  I am doing a web page for my lab=0D=0Aand I have Zope up and runnin=
g fine and I think I understand most of the=0D=0Abasics....now I need to ma=
ke a web page that I'd like to do a couple of=0D=0Athings, keep a little pr=
ofile of each person in the lab, have a little web=0D=0Ainterface for POs (=
just a form with some fields that writes stuff to a=0D=0Adatabase so everyo=
ne can see what items have been ordered) and an overview=0D=0Aof research. =
 It's not really dynamic content, but I'd like to use Zope=0D=0Afor the ord=
ering system and to ease design.=0D=0A=0D=0AI was going to make a bunch of =
METAL macros but I *think*=0D=0Ait'd be smarter to store things like person=
ell profile in a database and=0D=0Ahave a web page that just prints out the=
 contents and the same kinda=0D=0Athing for lab POs (purchase orders)...=0D=
=0A=0D=0AWould someone mind giving me a general layout for connectivity bet=
ween=0D=0Aeverything? I know=0D=0AZope has ZopeDB but it is unclear to me a=
s to how to actually make data=0D=0Aentries and define a database...or do I=
 have to make my database in=0D=0Apostgresql and connect to the database ov=
er zope?=0D=0A=0D=0ASo I know I should use metal for general site layout (n=
av bars and the=0D=0Alike), but how can I arrange my two underlying databas=
es and what do I use=0D=0Ain Zope to connect to them and present the result=
s of the SQL queries?=0D=0AWould it be easy to have a tree like nav bar on =
the side (like Zope?),=0D=0Awhat component does the 'tree' code fit under?=
=0D=0ANo need to xplain in too much detail, jbasically just what tool I nee=
d to=0D=0Ado what and I am sure I can follow one of the tutorials...=0D=0A=
=0D=0AMany Thanks,=0D=0AManeesh=0D=0A=0D=0AHi Maneesh, =0D=0Aits good that =
you have decided to use Zope.=0D=0AActually its not very clear to me what a=
re your requirements. But as far as creating profiles of people=0D=0Aare co=
ncern, i think its easily possible with Zope.=0D=0A1.Maybe you can start wi=
th a form with name and other details of your lab members.=0D=0A2. A small =
python script will create new entries everytime you feed in the data and cr=
eate the id's of the=0D=0Aentry to number of the employee...or something wh=
ich will be unique to that employee.=0D=0A3.This entry (object) will have o=
ther details(profile) of the employee as its properties.=0D=0A4.You can use=
 the unique id you create to look for that=0D=0Aparticular employee from yo=
ur webpage.=0D=0A=0D=0AI hope this is what you want to do.=0D=0A=0D=0ASanke=
t.=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A =0A