[Zope] <dtml-with "portal_url.getPortalObject()"> gives AttributeError

[J. Cameron Cooper]

Marc Lindahl wrote:

> I'm trying to keep around some legacy code, in zope 2.5.1 (CMF 1.3)
>
> trying to surround a block with <dtml-with 
> "portal_url.getPortalObject()"> so I reference root level folders.  I 
> get the error:
>
> Error Type: TALESError
> Error Value: exceptions.AttributeError on getPortalObject
>
> (it's a bit of dtml code in a ZPT page). 

Guh? Do you mean you've put DTML in a ZPT? That's just plain not going 
to work. You can call DTML Methods from the ZPT, but under no 
circumstances will mix 'n match work.

> I've tried a variety of different evaluations, and proxy roles on the 
> dtml method, with basically the same problem.
>
> Any idea how to do a dtml-with so you're at the root of a portal (also 
> I'm using VHM)?

It's right so far as I can see provided you're in DTML.

          --jcc

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