[Zope] Syntax checker for Zope

[Kevin Carlson]

This may or may not help your situation, but I have found that switching 
to TAL made enormous improvements in this type of problem.  TAL checks 
the syntax prior to runtime -- if you try and save a template with 
incorrect syntax you will most often receive an error message upon 
saving.  I have also found the error messages to be a bit more 
constructive and generally tend to point to the exact line where the 
error is located rather than referencing a line that has not much to do 
with where the error actually is.

Kevin

Dennis Allison wrote:

>Sorry if was unclear.  Let me try to clarify--
>
>We have a number of pages which are relatively complex--lots of tables 
>within tables within frames within dtml-this and dtml-that.  In the
>process of editing, we sometimes inadvertantly create a syntax error which 
>causes an error message, for example, unexpected end of dtml-let.
>Usually that's a problem caused by some other problem.  It would be
>helpful to have some sort of tool which will help to localize the real 
>cause rather then the effect.
>
>On Sun, 18 May 2003, David Hassalevris wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Dennis,
>>Your message is difficult to respond to.  That is, it is unclear what you
>>are *really* looking for.  For example you mention "inscrutable error
>>messages" yet you gave no example "error messages".  Error messages, if they
>>are DTML related should not be "inscrutable".  Error messages relating to
>>"markup"  are another story.  If that is the story you are referring to then
>>try something silly like this:
>>1) View your rendered code
>>2) Click your browser "view source" button
>>3) Save the viewed source to file
>>4) upload it to one of the publically available HTML checkers.
>>If  errors you mention are markup-related, a HTML checker will catch stuff
>>that your specific browser may not.
>>
>>David
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Dennis Allison" <allison@sumeru.stanford.EDU>
>>To: <zope@zope.org>
>>Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2003 8:27 AM
>>Subject: [Zope] Syntax checker for Zope
>>
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Is there a syntax checking module for Zope, a program that can be used to
>>>help find those bugs that generate inscrutable error messages and not a
>>>hint as to where the real problem lies?
>>>
>>>Every so ofen I have a Zope object that's in error--a misplaced quote, an
>>>extra or missing bit of markup (dtml or html)--but finding it is a lengthy
>>>and frustrating process.  A tool would be helpful.  I've ggogled about
>>>looking but have not found anything.  Pointers?
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>
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