[Zope] Form processing in Zope

[Steve Drees]

> But I discovered one thing:
> When you enter the site, there is no variable named ActionList, but when
> you hit the submit button there is a ActionList with value=1


Wrap your ACtion list test in a
<dtml-if expr="REQUEST.has_key('ActionList')">
</dtml-if>


>
> hmm .. what now?
> I need to test for that variable but it has to be declared before
> running the script.
> Has anyone had these kinds of problems ?
>
> 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 12:19 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Zope] Form processing in Zope
> >
> >
> > > 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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