Re(4): [Zope] passing parameters to DTML Methods/Documents

[David McCuskey]

On 6/6/01, Tom enlightened me with:

>Thanks for the reply, but this still does not work.
>
>I am calling a method in another folder and I want that method to access the
>contents of the folder it is in.
>
>None of these options seem to work for me.
>
>See my other reply for more detail.

see MY other reply for more detail. :)
i'm pretty sure this is what you're looking for...


>
>Thanks Tom
>
>=> -----Original Message-----
>=> From: zope-admin@zope.org [mailto:zope-admin@zope.org]On Behalf Of David
>=> McCuskey
>=> Sent: Wednesday, 6 June 2001 12:42 PM
>=> To: tom@cameron.to; Tommy Johnson; Zope Mailing List; Chris Ryland
>=> Subject: Re(2): [Zope] passing parameters to DTML Methods/Documents
>=>
>=>
>=>
>=> There was a discussion in January about this on the Zope-Dev list.
>=> search for: "Passing arguments to DTML methods"
>=>
>=> and back in 2000 on the Zope list:
>=> search for "How to pass values to a DTML method"
>=>
>=> there are searchable lists at:
>=> http://zope.nipltd.com/
>=>
>=> The short of it is:
>=>
>=> """ copied from one of the messages
>=>
>=> try something like:
>=>
>=> <dtml-var "method_name(_.None, _, param=value)">
>=>
>=> or:
>=>
>=> <dtml-var "method_name(_.None, _, arg1=value1, arg2=value2)">
>=>
>=> for a longer expose see the faq:
>=> http://zdp.zope.org/projects/zfaq/faq/DTML/955111628
>=> """
>=>
>=>
>=> Is this what you guys are looking for?
>=>
>=> david
>=>
>=>
>=> On 6/6/01, Tom enlightened me with:
>=>
>=> >I find that this works.....
>=> > <dtml-var "methodname(param='value')">
>=> >
>=> >But My question is.. How do I use multiple namespaces(I think
>=> that is how
>=> >you say it)?
>=> >
>=> >When I pass a parameter to a method like this:-
>=> > <dtml-var "methodname(param='value')">
>=> >I find that methodname nolonger has access to the full
>=> namespace, only those
>=> >params passed to it. How do I continue to access all the other
>=> variables?
>=> >
>=> >Tom
>=> >
>=> >=> -----Original Message-----
>=> >=> From: zope-admin@zope.org [mailto:zope-admin@zope.org]On
>=> Behalf Of Tommy
>=> >=> Johnson
>=> >=> Sent: Wednesday, 6 June 2001 4:17 AM
>=> >=> To: Zope List
>=> >=> Subject: RE: [Zope] passing parameters to DTML Methods/Documents
>=> >=>
>=> >=>
>=> >=> I don't believe there is any way to pass parameters from
>=> code to a DTML
>=> >=> method or Document. I wanted to do this also.
>=> >=>
>=> >=> You can put in a hidden field within a form to pass the
>=> value. Or you can
>=> >=> just append a querystring to the url of the document/method you
>=> >=> are trying
>=> >=> to access.
>=> >=>
>=> >=> Boy, how would I love to see things different.
>=> >=>
>=> >=> Tommy
>=> >=>
>=> >=> > -----Original Message-----
>=> >=> > From: zope-admin@zope.org [mailto:zope-admin@zope.org]On
>=> >=> Behalf Of Chris
>=> >=> > Ryland
>=> >=> > Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 7:24 PM
>=> >=> > To: zope@zope.org
>=> >=> > Subject: [Zope] passing parameters to DTML Methods/Documents
>=> >=> >
>=> >=> >
>=> >=> > There's no official way to pass parameters from DTML code
>=> to other DTML
>=> >=> > Methods or Documents, is there? I guess one can always do
>=> a <dtml-var
>=> >=> > expr="REQUEST.set('param', 'value')">, and use <dtml-var
>=> param> in the
>=> >=> > callee, but that seems kludgey.
>=> >=> > --
>=> >=> > Cheers!
>=> >=> > Chris Ryland
>=>
>=> --
>=> David McCuskey
>=> david.mccuskey@bigfoot.com
>=>
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David McCuskey
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