[Zope] Newbie Q:<dtml-with> and the PARENTS tag

[Ausum]

The reason is that  FolderC isn't a container, unless it has an
 object within it. Methods doesn't count for that.
If you want your code to work make Method1 a DTML document.



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> 
> Although I've searched all the How-Tos and Tips, I'm probably
> just missing something...
> 
> I have a setup as follows:
> 
> Root
>       FolderA
>            PropertyX
>            FolderB
>                   PropertyX
>                   Method1
>            FolderC
>                    Method1
> 
> What I want to do is: for Method1, check the enclosing item for
> Property X.  PropertyX could be either a property or a DTML
> Document (I realize these may be two separate cases).  If
> PropertyX exists in/as a property of the Folderthat the Method
> is in, I want to execute some code; if it doesn't, then I don't
> want anything to happen.
> 
> Here's what I started with:
> 
> <dtml-with "PARENTS[0]" only>
>      <dtml-if PropertyX>
>       <dtml-var PropertyX>
>       .....do some stuff...
>     </dtml-if>
> </dtml-with>
> 
> This doesn't work.  Using the schema outlined above, both
> FolderB/Method1 and FolderC/Method1 return a PropertyX, but in
> the latter case it's the PropertyX from FolderA (of course....).
> 
> So, does the 'only' option only restrict acquisition downward?
> Or what?  This just doesn't jibe with how the docs describe the
> only option -- maybe there's something up with my Zope?
> 
> Most importantly, how can I do what I need to do?
> 
> I've tried plugging all kinds of expressions into the with tag,
> such as aq_explicit and aq_parent, but I'm not very familiar
> with Python and am probably doing it wrong.  Really, I don't
> care how I solve this, so long as I do!  I've tried about a ton
> of things and I can't get around Zope continuing to acquire
> upward irregardless of the 'only' modifier.
> 
> When I tried it with <dtml-with PARENTS only> (no [0]), the if
> test fails in all cases.  Yet in all of these cases, <dtml-var
> "PARENTS[0].id"> returns the id of the proper folder (FolderB,
> for example), so I know that PARENTS[0] is the place I want to
> look.
> 
> Help!!!!  (c.c. me via regular e-mail as well, if possible - I'm
> on the Digest version and would love to get answer as soon as
> someone gives me one!)
> 
> Marc
> marc@mail.su.ualberta.ca
> 
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