[Zope] Content Management

[Dieter Maurer]

Daryl Middleton wrote at 2002-12-23 11:53 -0500:
 > I need to be able to have many people collaborate on a project where they
 > could send me text data delivered to a specific file that is assigned
 > according to their geographic area.  From that text file I will then utilize
 > a python script to organize the text into XML for a book type publication.
 > I am not sure if I should just collect the data in Zope, and then place it
 > in Apache where scripts could manipulate the text for XML.  I know that
 > Python and Apache work very well for the XML conversion and XSLT.  My main
 > question is how would I design a form in Zope that would deliver the text
 > file to that specific file listed above. Any suggestions would be helpful.
A form is an input device allowing you to enter data.
It is not intended to "deliver a file".

I would keep all data in Zope and write a file on request.
I would use an External Method for this.

However, your problem specification is too vague to say something
reliably.


Dieter