[Zope] Acquisition from a DTML method in a subdirectory

[Jim Anderson]

Troy,

Thank you for the reply. This fixed my problem. It would be interesting
to get an explanation on the arguements and why they work.

Jim


Troy Farrell wrote:

> Try changing Adtml_doc to
>
>   <dtml-var expr="B.Bdtml_method(_.None,_)">
>
> If that solves the problem, a zopista greater than I can explain why.  
> If not, all I can say is that I don't use DTML any more :(
>
> Troy
>
> Jim Anderson wrote:
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>>
>> I'm running Zope 2.7.0 on a windows platform and
>> I have a DTML method referenced in a subdirtory
>> from a DTML document object. I want to run
>> and external method from the DTML method, but
>> Zpublisher is giving me an error message that
>> the external method resource is causing
>> a name error and the external method is not
>> defined.
>>
>> My ZMI structure looks like this:
>>
>>  root
>>    |
>>    A
>>      |
>>      Adtml_doc
>>      Aext_method
>>      B
>>        |
>>        Bdtml_method
>>
>> Adtml_doc has the following code:
>>
>>    <dtml-var expr="B.Bdtml_method()">
>>
>> Bdtml_method has code that calls Aext_method
>> in A:
>>
>>    Hi!
>>    <dtml-var expr="Aext_method()">
>>    Bye!
>>
>>
>> If I run the 'view' tab for Bdtml_method, the method
>> runs as expected and if I assume that the method returns
>> 'Good', my output is:
>>
>>    Hi!
>>    Good
>>    Bye!
>>
>> If I run Adtml_doc, I then get the error
>> message that Aext_method
>> is not defined. If I place a copy of Aext_method
>> in the B, and run Adtml_doc, I still
>> get an error message.
>>
>> I was expecting that the Bdtml_method would find
>> Aext_method by aquiring it from the A, but
>> this does not seem to be the case.
>>
>> So it seems that calling a dtml method in a subdirectory
>> does not acquire from the subdirectory or the current
>> directory? Can anyone explain this?
>>
>> More importantly what is the proper way to call
>> an external method from a dtml method being
>> referenced in a subdirectory?
>>
>>
>> Jim Anderson
>>
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