[Zope] REQUEST parameters needed throughout website

[Stacy Roberts Ladnier]

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Thanks Heimo and Chris. Your fast and infomrative answers are a life saver.


Heimo Laukkanen wrote:

> Stacy Roberts Ladnier wrote:
>
> > If I can find a way to force a new SESSION object to start when a user clicks
> > a certain link, my problem may be solved. I know I ABSOLUTELY want to avoid
> > passing 50 parameters in the URL string. That is so UGLY.
> >
> > You mention that I can, in fact, remove the arguments from the session. Can
> > you please explain how I can do this in detail? I want the transition to ZOPE
> > to bring about some valuable improvements to our site and the maintenace of
> > our code.
>
> Zope Book is you friend.
>
> Using sessions gives you basic view of how to handle sessions:
> http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Books/ZopeBook/current/BasicObject.stx
>
> Then check out the Session API and TransienceIntefaces:
> http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Books/ZopeBook/current/AppendixB.stx
>
> Here are three lines of Python Script from the example in Zope Book
> appendix B:
>
> l=SESSION['myList']
> l.append('spam')
> SESSION['myList']=l
>
> Hope this helps. Now combine this information with the information
> from Chris McDonough's email you should have a solution.
>
> And then we see a great wisdom. If in the first place people would
> describe better their problem, rather than how they can put cubic XYZs
> into round holes -- if that is not exactly the problem, people would
> definitely get better answers fasters ,--)
>
> And / If you still more problems, please do not hesitate to ask.
>
> -huima

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