[Zope] Niewbie: DTML namespace

[Dieter Maurer]

Pino Silvestre wrote at 2003-1-30 13:57 +0000:
 > I'm sorry for this (maybe) silly question, probably I didn't undestand the 
 > DTML namespace very well.
 > I have this code quite similare to the guest book on the Zope Book example.
 > 
 > <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('docRef', _[docId])">
 > <p>
 >    <b>
 >       <dtml-with docRef>
 >           On <dtml-var "getProperty('date')" fmt="aCommon">
 >           <!-- <dtml-var bobobase_modification_time fmt="aCommon"> -->
 >           <dtml-var "getProperty('guest_name')" html_quote> says: <br>
 >       </dtml-with>
 >       <dtml-var docRef html_quote newline_to_br>
 >    </b>
 > </p>
 > 
 > docId is passed as parameter by a link (something like: <a 
 > href="Folder/MethodName?docId=entry>, where entry is the name of a DTML 
 > Document) My problem is the variable docRef doesn't reference the object. I 
 > can't nor access the properties neither the methods.
You need "_.getitem(docId)".

I suggest you read the "Name lookup" section of 

  <http://www.dieter.handshake.de/pyprojects/zope/book/chap3.html>



Dieter