[Zope] dtml-var weirdness

[Joseph A Knapka]

Andreas Jung wrote:
> 
> you mean <dtml-var xyz> or <dtml-var expr="_['xyz']"> ???

My understanding is that <dtml-var xyz> is exactly equivalent
to <dtml-var name="xyz">. In any case, the code fails in
exactly the same manner no matter which syntax is used.

Thanks,

-- Joe
 
>  - aj
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joseph A Knapka" <jknapka@earthlink.net>
> To: <zope@zope.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 20:44
> Subject: [Zope] dtml-var weirdness
> 
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > Stupid question of the day:
> >
> > Why might the following code result in a KeyError? It does
> > in some contexts under Zope 2.5.0.
> >
> > <dtml-if expr="REQUEST.has_key('xyz')">
> > <dtml-else>
> >   <dtml-call expr="REQUEST.set('xyz','Hello world')">
> > </dtml-if>
> >
> > Sometimes the next line results in a KeyError, value 'xyz':
> >
> > <dtml-var name="xyz">
> >
> > In such cases, this works fine:
> >
> > <dtml-with REQUEST only>
> >   <dtml-var name="xyz">
> > </dtml-with>
> >
> > Huh?
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > -- Joe
> > "I should like to close this book by sticking out any part of my neck
> >  which is not yet exposed, and making a few predictions about how the
> >  problem of quantum gravity will in the end be solved."
> >  --- Physicist Lee Smolin, "Three Roads to Quantum Gravity"
> >
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-- 
"I should like to close this book by sticking out any part of my neck
 which is not yet exposed, and making a few predictions about how the
 problem of quantum gravity will in the end be solved."
 --- Physicist Lee Smolin, "Three Roads to Quantum Gravity"