[Zope] Problem Creating Instances Mysteriously Solved

[Dan Shafer]

Now *that's* weird! Thanks for that note, Matthew. I could have spent a lot 
of time looking for that kind of non-obvious solution.

At 07:26 AM 4/22/2002 -0400, Matthew T. Kromer wrote:
>Sometimes ZClasses can get wedged  --  I don't know the details on when, 
>but one workaround is to delete the last character from the class ID 
>(usually an equal sign) and then add it back again (two separate 
>changes).  That will usually re-attach broken ZClasses in my experience.
>
>
>On Friday, April 19, 2002, at 08:26 PM, Dan Shafer wrote:
>
>>While we have no idea why this is the case, my incredible Zope hosting 
>>dude, David Elkins (hurrah.com) and I managed to get my code working so 
>>that I can now create instances of my own ZClasses reliably. We only did 
>>two things.
>>
>>We took the code that should have worked and didn't, copied it, and 
>>pasted it into a new DTML Method object with a different name (we called 
>>it 'test' instead of 'startClearing').
>>
>>We restarted the back end of the Zope server.
>>
>>Now it works. It even works in its original form and name.
>>
>>No clue why. Frankly, only mildly interested in the reason. It works.
>>
>>I must, however, say that this has shaken my confidence in Zope a bit 
>>even though I am acutely aware that there could be dozens of non-Zope 
>>reasons for this to happen. This was just too weird and it cost me 21 
>>unbillable hours.
>>
>>Weird.
>>
>>
>>
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