[Zope] Can't get "objectIds()" (and others) from XML-RPC

[Phil Harris]

Ah, now then.  You've hit some of the problems of XML-RPC here.

There is no way to pass named params with XML-RPC.

XMLRPC also can't handle 'None' or NIL or anything that means undefined.

You could try and work around this by using a dictionary of params rather
than simple params.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gilles Lenfant" <glenfant@bigfoot.com>
To: "Phil Harris" <phil.harris@zope.co.uk>
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Zope] Can't get "objectIds()" (and others) from XML-RPC


> Many thanks Phil !
> It worked at first attempt !
>
> Hmmm. additional question for this kind of workaround :
> I need support for optional arguments in a Zope python script, just like
> this in "natural python"
>
> def stuff(param=None):
>   if param:
>     # do it with provided param
>   else:
>     # provide default param
>     param = []
>
> I've tried to put "param=None" in the parameter list of the zope
management
> screen but it seems that it remains like "None" when I provide data for
the
> "param"...
>
> This is just for using "objectIds()" and "objectIds('DTML Method')" with
the
> same Zope python script "myObjectIds"
>
> TIA again
>
> Gilles
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Phil Harris
> To: Gilles Lenfant ; zope@zope.org
> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 12:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [Zope] Can't get "objectIds()" (and others) from XML-RPC
>
>
> Yes, you did!
>
> The objectIds are no longer callable via a URL, they can only be called
from
> DTML or Python (internal and external).
>
> This means that you can't call it via XML-RPC.
>
> Don't lose hope though, here's how to get around this limitation.
>
> Create an Internal Python Script in the root of Zope, with these contents:
>
> return context.objectItems()
>
> This will return the list and all will be well.
>
> You should though have some security on this method, otherwise *everybody*
> will see the contents on your Zope instance.
>
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any hint.
> >
> >
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