[Zope] extra parameters in dtml-var

[Dirk Datzert]

I think you can do the following:

<dtml-var "some_other_dtml_method(_.None, _, say='hello')">

Dirk

Andy McKay schrieb:
> 
> Because youre making the assumption that some_other_dtml is an object that
> accepts parameters, rather than say a string, integer or list (for example).
> Dtml var is really "give me the string representation of something", rather
> than specifically call an object. I once heard a suggestion that dtml-var
> should be called dtml-print. You use parameters to that dtml var to alter
> that string representation.
> --
>   Andy McKay
>   www.agmweb.ca
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andreas Brinner" <abrinner@gmx.de>
> To: <zope@zope.org>
> Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 11:18 AM
> Subject: [Zope] extra parameters in dtml-var
> 
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have searched the internet and the maillinglist, but haven't found any
> > answer. Why is it not possible to pass extra parameters to the called
> > script with <dtml-var ...> in the following way:
> >
> > Example:
> >  <dtml-var some_other_dtml_method say="hello">
> >
> > with some_other_dtml_method:
> >  <dtml-if say>
> >     I say: <dtml-var say>
> >  </dtml-if>
> >
> > O.K. there is the way:
> > <dtml-var expr="some_other_dtml_method( _, REQUEST, say='Hello')">
> >
> > But in my opinion this is unnessecary complicated, the first way would be
> > more intuitive and it shouldn't be so complicated to implement it.
> >
> > So, was this discussed earlier and is there a reason for not doing it so?
> >
> > Andreas
> >
> >
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