[Zope] Form processing in Zope

[Gitte Wange]

On 30 Mar 2001 12:17:08 +0100, Phil Harris wrote:
> What happens if tyou do <dtml-var ActionList>
> 

I get a NameError

Well action of the form is set to index_html
Can't I do that ?

Because if I should make a method that recieves the value of the
ActionList, then I need to get that value back to index_html to find out
which selectbox to display next

Gitte


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gitte Wange" <gitte@babytux.dk>
> To: "Phil Harris" <phil.harris@zope.co.uk>
> Cc: <zope@zope.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 12:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [Zope] Form processing in Zope
> 
> 
> > On 30 Mar 2001 12:06:05 +0100, Phil Harris wrote:
> > > Why don't you try this?
> > >
> > > <dtml-if expr="ActionList == '1'">
> > >    Do this
> > > <dtml-elif expr="ActionList == '2'">
> > >    Do that.
> > > </dtml-if>
> > >
> > > Notice the single quotes around '1' and '2', if you didn't coerce the
> > > variables already then they're going to come in as strings.
> > >
> > > Phil
> >
> > Then I get a NameError
> >
> > Gitte
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Gitte Wange" <gitte@babytux.dk>
> > > To: "Phil Harris" <phil.harris@zope.co.uk>
> > > Cc: <zope@zope.org>
> > > Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 12:00 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Zope] Form processing in Zope
> > >
> > >
> > > > Believe it or not - I actually understand so far :-)
> > > >
> > > > Now I only have one problem.
> > > >
> > > > I need to test on the value from the select box, eg:
> > > > The selectbox is names ActionList.
> > > >
> > > > <dtml-if expr="ActionList == 1">
> > > > Do this
> > > > <dtml-elif expr="ActionList == 2">
> > > > Do that.
> > > >
> > > > But when I say <dtml-id expr="<dtml-var ActionList> == 1">
> > > > I get a syntax error.
> > > >
> > > > Help ?
> > > >
> > > > Gitte
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 30 Mar 2001 11:38:47 +0100, Phil Harris wrote:
> > > > > Zope works exactly that way.
> > > > >
> > > > > It creates entries into the REQUEST variable, which by the wonders
> of
> > > > > namespaces/acquisition can be used in the current namespace.
> > > > >
> > > > > So in your example doing <dtml-var Name> will put the value of the
> Name
> > > form
> > > > > entry into your html output.
> > > > >
> > > > > hth
> > > > >
> > > > > Phil
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Gitte Wange" <gitte@mmmanager.org>
> > > > > To: <zope@zope.org>
> > > > > Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 11:17 AM
> > > > > Subject: [Zope] Form processing in Zope
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have now found out that my problem isn't just a select box in
> Zope,
> > > > > > but it is all form processing.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am mostly a PHP programmer so I am used to when you make a text
> > > field
> > > > > > in a form named e.g. Name it will (when you have hit the submit
> button
> > > > > > and the script you have set as actionscript receives the form) be
> > > > > > declared as a variable named Name.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > But I guess Zope doesn't work this way.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > So how does a dtml document recieve the fields in a form ?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > >
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