[Zope] How do I install Products in Zope on Win2K

[Gordon Holtslander]

My apologies if this is the second copy of this arriving. My mail blew up just as I was sending it the first time.

My problem.

I've installed Zope ver 2.4.1 on Windows 2000 pro. It runs fine, but I want to try out the CMF. I've followed the instructions I think. It's hard to tell because all the instructions seem to assume its on a Linux type box. 

The instructions say:
-Unpack the tarball into a working directory. For instance:
        $ cd /usr/local/zope
        $ tar xzf /tmp/CMF-1.1.tar.gz
So, I downloaded the tarball and unzipped it into c:\temp

Next I'm supposed to: 
-Link (or copy/move) the CMF packages into $INSTANCE_HOME/Products. For instance:
        $ cd /var/zope/Products
        $ ln -s /usr/local/zope/CMF-1.1/CMF* .
So, using Windows Explorer, I moved the CMF-1.1 directory to C:\Program Files\Zope\lib\python\Products\ This is where all the products that show up in the Zope Products directory seem to be. 

Then I go to the Zope Control Panel and hit the Shutdown button, close my browser, restart Zope using start.bat and according to the instructions:
-Restart Zope; verify that the CMF products loaded property, by examining them in Control_Panel/Product. 
-Create a CMF Site object. join, and begin adding content. Enjoy! 

Except that the CMF products don't show up in Products and I don't have a CMF site object option. I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but it is REALLY frustrating!

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

Talk to you soon,

Gord

Gordon W. Holtslander
Director of Development & 
Information Technology
The Lung Association - Saskatchewan
gordon.holtslander@sk.lung.ca
V: 306.343.9511
C: 306.241.2201
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Gord

Gordon Holtslander
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