[Zope] creating objects in dtml?

[Dylan Reinhardt]

I answered this earlier today but your mail server threw a 451 error.

Might want to look into that... contact me off-list if you want a copy
of the notice.

Dylan



On Mon, 2003-10-20 at 14:04, Ted holden wrote:
> I have a python class which I've set up as a zope product and which shows up 
> as such.
> 
> Now, products installed this way don't show up on menus, so I've more or less 
> followed the instructions and created a product with a zclass which 
> subclasses the installed python product and, sure enough, this zclass shows 
> up on menus.
> 
> The next step was to create a folder with a dtml  page and an instance of the 
> zclass in it, and use the instance of the zclass in the dtml page, and that 
> works.
> 
> Nonetheless, ultimately, that doesn't seem to be what I want.  Unless I'm 
> missing something, that creates a single instance (object) of the class for 
> good and all.  I see print statements from the constructor the first time I 
> ever bring the page up;  afterwards, the object is still there, but it isn't 
> being created.  The systems seems to be saving it.
> 
> What I really need is for a user to open a dtml page and create (his/her) 
> object in doing so, and then use it.  I assume it's possible to do that in 
> dtml but I don't see any descriptions of how to do it.  I'd appreciate 
> hearing from anyone who knows how this is done.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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