[Zope] REQUEST parameters needed throughout website

[Chris McDonough]

No, unfortunately.  The REQUEST object is meant to last for the
duration of a single web request and cannot be carried along between
web requests.

You'll either need to use sessions to do what you want or you'll
need to carry along hidden form fields between each page.  You may
want to check out the following sessioning documentation to get more
familiar with it:

http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Books/ZopeBook/2_6Edition/Sessions
.stx

HTH,

- C


----- Original Message -----
From: "Stacy Roberts Ladnier" <Stacy.Roberts@noaa.gov>
To: <zope@zope.org>
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 8:38 AM
Subject: [Zope] REQUEST parameters needed throughout website


> The website we are building relies heavily on 'parameters' that
are set
> throughout the site. A value entered in the first form on page 1
must be
> persisted and retrievable from page 10, or any page for that
matter. I
> have approximately 50 parameters I will have to keep for the life
of a
> user's search. I DO NOT want to use the session to store the
parameters
> in because this will cause problems if a certain course of action
is
> taken. Is it possible for me to carry the REQUEST object from one
page
> to another, while adding, changing, or even deleting some of the
values
> it contains, for the life of a search? This REQUEST object will
have to
> travel in and out of Python scripts, DTML Documents and Methods,
and
> other objects. At certain times, I will want to retrieve one or
more of
> the parameters to use the value or change it. When changed, I will
need
> to place the new value in the REQUEST object. If I don't need a
certain
> parameter in a certain place, I do not want to have to mess with
it at
> all, and still have it remain in the REQUEST object and continue
to be
> avaiable to the next page if necessary.
>
> Please understand I am very new to Zope. My company is trying to
> transition from Java and JSP to Zope and Python. I need to make
sure I
> can handle this situation elegantly before proceeding. Any
suggestions
> will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Stacy
>