[Zope] From ColdFusion to Zope: help with <dtml-if>?

[Bob Campbell]

Hi,
I'm probably not explaining right, (certainly wouldn't be the first time).
She is connecting through an ODBC connection and she can run a select * and
pull up all the links for the reports. The links are hardcoded in the db.
When, for example, the Zope page is requested it runs the select all query
and presents a list with dates and report name.(for 8 banks). That works
fine....
The the problem comes in when she has to ask if a link to a file is
available (it may or may not be) if it is then put it up, if it isn't, put
up the old file.

Thanks,
Bob

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy McKay" <andym@ActiveState.com>
To: "Bob Campbell" <rcam@psouth.net>; <Zope@zope.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 7:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Zope] From ColdFusion to Zope: help with <dtml-if>?


> Dtml has no access to the filesystem. Either put your records into Zope,
or
> write an external method in Python / Perl to do this.
>
> Cheers.
> --
>   Andy McKay.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Campbell" <rcam@psouth.net>
> To: <Zope@zope.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 3:51 PM
> Subject: [Zope] From ColdFusion to Zope: help with <dtml-if>?
>
>
> > Hi,
> > One of our business line developers is used to working with ColdFusion
and
> > is struggling, as we all are-:), with Zope. We are literally surrounded
> with
> > piles of documents, e-books, and e-mail messages "explaining" the
> different
> > aspects of Zope. We are slowly "getting it" and liking it... However...
> >
> > The developer (and myself) have been trying to figure this out for two
> days
> > and push is now coming to shove and I'm hoping the list can help.
> >
> > I asked her write down in plain English what she is trying to accomplish
> and
> > I would post it and see if anyone has a solution or solid direction to
> > pursue.
> > The  system she developed  publishes hundreds of multipage reports using
> MS
> > Access and Acrobat (pdf). Access holds the links to every report, they
are
> > dated and published throughout a two week cycle. The reports themselves
> > reside on numbered folders on a local drive (e:) In ColdFusion she would
> do
> > something like, IF Fileexists (001delingprt) then .....and so on through
> the
> > reports...
> > Here is what she wrote
> >
>
___________________________________________________________________________
> >
> > Ok, here it is in plain English...
> >
> > I need to determine if a certain file exists.  The filename is located
in
> a
> > certain variable.  If it does exist do something, else do something
else.
> >
> > For example:
> > Say the file is called e:\test.pdf.  This path exists in a variable
called
> > vartest
> >
> > If vartest exists then show the current month's file else show last
> month's
> > file.
> >
> > Hope there's an answer.
> >
> > Sheree Beaudette, AVP
> > Applications Support Analyst
> > Banknorth Group, Commercial Services
> > sbeaudette@banknorth.com
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bob Campbell
> > Business Line Intranet Development
> > Banknorth Group
> > 207-761-8595
> > bcampbell@banknorth.com
> >
> >
> >
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