[Zope] calling dtml method from external method

Tue, 06 Feb 2001 13:47:00 -0600

Hello all,

I've created a simple DTML method, named TestZopeTime, to illustrate a 
problem I'm having:

  <html>
  <body>
  time: <dtml-var "ZopeTime()">
  </body>
  </html>

When I invoke this method directly through a web browser, I do get what I 
expect -- a display of the current time.  No problem.

However, when I try calling this DTML method from an external method, I
get the error report: "Name not found or not allowed: ZopeTime"

I can comment out the ZopeTime() call, and see that the External method
is able to complete a call to the DTML method.

I've tried installing ZDebug just now, but that hasn't given me any 
clues yet.  I also re-read the "How-To: Using External Methods".

My external method looks like this:

  def MyExternalMethod(self, PARMS):
    return self.TestZopeTime()

I've also tried:

  def MyExternalMethod(self, PARMS):
    return self.TestZopeTime(REQUEST=self.REQUEST)

It seems like a through-the-web call to a DTML method sets up a different 
namespace than when I call the same method from an external method.

FWIW: I am triggering the call to the external method through xml-rpc.

Any clues would be very welcome.

Thanks in advance...

Martin Stitt
Esker, Inc.
email: marty.stitt@esker.com