[Zope] Automatically run an external method?

[Bruce Eckel]

Well, I can run the program by hand for the time being but it would
be convenient to figure out how to do it automatically.

It sounds like I need to make a new product? Haven't learned how to
create one of those yet...

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On 12/15/01 at 5:08 PM sean.upton@uniontrib.com wrote:

>I agree that this is (or event triggers in general are) a useful
soft of
>thing.  
>
>I think one thing that will eventually come out of
>ComponentArchitecture/Zope3X efforts will be the service-ization
of such
>infrastrucuture as a standard component of Zope the way that
workflow is a
>standard component of the CMF...
>
>Sean
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bruce Eckel [mailto:Bruce@EckelObjects.com]
>Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 4:36 PM
>To: zope news
>Cc: zope@zope.org
>Subject: Re: [Zope] Automatically run an external method?
>
>
>Yes, a file modified through the web interface and saved to the
>ZODB. For example, something like a DTML Document.
>
>The idea is that the document is a configuration/information file,
>and the external method will take this and process it to generate
>an output file.
>
>Seems like this could be a useful model in general for solving
>problems. (input-process-output, triggered by a change in input).
>
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>On 12/15/01 at 2:59 PM zope news wrote:
>
>>I think I understand your question: do you mean a file saved to
>zodb
>>through
>>the webinterface?
>>If so, then try to create your own screen and  dtml document to
>upload your
>>file.
>>
>>Else if you want to circumvent to already provide (by zope.org)
>classes,
>>then try a hotfix approach.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Luis.
>>
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Bruce Eckel" <Bruce@EckelObjects.com>
>>To: <zope@zope.org>
>>Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 2:22 PM
>>Subject: [Zope] Automatically run an external method?
>>
>>
>>> Is it possible to automatically run an external method every
>time a
>>> file is saved? That is, is there some kind of file where I can
>say
>>> "when you're saved, call this method?"t
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