[Zope] using xml-rpc with javascript to access zope

[Laura McCord]

Wow, it worked great. Thanks so much it really solved a lot of my
issues.

Thanks Again,
 Laura

-----Original Message-----
From: Sean Hastings [mailto:whysean at softhome.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 10:24 AM
To: Laura McCord
Subject: RE: [Zope] using xml-rpc with javascript to access zope


Oops, forgot to give you the JavaScript part:

<script language="Javascript1.1">
<!--
 function Pop(url)
 {
   Popup =
window.open(url,"poppy",'titlebar=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,s
tatu
s=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=1,resizable=0,width=400,height=500');
   Popup.moveTo(500,25);
   Popup.focus();
 }

// -->
 </script>


--Sean

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Laura McCord [mailto:Laura.McCord at doucet-austin.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 10:33 AM
> To: Sean Hastings
> Subject: RE: [Zope] using xml-rpc with javascript to access zope
>
>
> Hmmm... I will look into the popup idea. I have been using DHTML popup

> boxes do you think that this will have any effect on the performance 
> or do you foresee any complications with using DHTML?
>
> Thanks for the idea.
>
>  -Laura
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sean Hastings [mailto:whysean at softhome.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 9:10 AM
> To: Laura McCord
> Subject: RE: [Zope] using xml-rpc with javascript to access zope
>
>
> If you do this as a popup, you could just send a request to Zope for a

> page to fill it. More complicated would be to have Javascript write an

> iframe into your page, and the target it with the request to Zope. I 
> don't know anything about xml-rpc, but if Zope is already able to pull

> your info from its source, and Javascript won't - then either of the 
> above should work.
>
> --Sean
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Laura McCord [mailto:Laura.McCord at doucet-austin.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 9:56 AM
> > To: Sean Hastings
> > Subject: RE: [Zope] using xml-rpc with javascript to access zope
> >
> >
> >
> > I just posted more information describing what I need. But here it 
> > is
> > again:
> >
> > Well, the whole reason I am trying to do it this way, is because I 
> > am accessing ldap information through xml-rpc and I am not storing 
> > this information into a database because I was told that it would 
> > not be a good idea to have this information stored into two places. 
> > So, I have a perl script running as an xml-rpc server on my local 
> > machine and I have a python script that calls the xml-rpc methods:
> >
> >  def userInfo(userName):
> >  server = xmlrpclib.Server("http://tweety:8080/RPC2")
> >  email = server.da.emailInfo(userName)
> >  office = server.da.officeInfo(userName)
> >  pwd = server.da.pwdInfo(userName)
> >  acct = server.da.acctInfo(userName)
> >  dir = server.da.dirInfo(userName)
> >  info = {'email' : email,
> >          'office': office,
> >          'pwd' : pwd,
> >          'acct' : acct,
> >          'dir' : dir }
> >  return info
> >
> > Normally, in my zope page template I would call this method like 
> > this <div tal:define="info python:here.userInfo(username)"> However,

> > because I have about a hundred users and all of the users are 
> > displayed on one page it takes the pages 2 minutes to load which is 
> > way too long. So, next to each user record I have a link that when 
> > clicked will expand the user's record by displaying detailed 
> > information (I am using DHTML contractible headers for this part). 
> > Well, at the same time the detailed information is being displayed 
> > by the link I want my external method userInfo to trigger so this 
> > information is not processed until I access a user's detailed 
> > information. So, in this case the xml-rpc call is not made unless it

> > is requested and all users won't be processed at once resulting in 
> > less time to load a page.
> >
> > Maybe someone can offer me a better solution other than this since 
> > it seems too difficult.
> >
> > Thanks for all the help.
> >
> > -Laura
> >
> > Maybe this will help you visualize what I have designed.
> >
> > *(link) username officeLocation ComputerTheyAreUsing ComputerModel
> > *(link) username officeLocation ComputerTheyAreUsing ComputerModel
> > *(link) username officeLocation ComputerTheyAreUsing ComputerModel
> > *(link) username officeLocation ComputerTheyAreUsing ComputerModel
> > *(link) username officeLocation ComputerTheyAreUsing ComputerModel
> >   <!-- the detailed information below will display when the above 
> > link
>
> > next to the user's name is clicked -->
> >   username userpassword useremail useraccount userdirectory
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sean Hastings [mailto:whysean at softhome.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 8:32 AM
> > To: Laura McCord; Chris McDonough; zope at zope.org
> > Subject: RE: [Zope] using xml-rpc with javascript to access zope
> >
> >
> > Can you describe the behavior you are trying to get from the user's 
> > perspective?
> >
> > I am about 110% certain that there must be a simpler way. Maybe a 
> > popup window, or a frame that reloads within your page, or 
> > JavaScript calling a URL that does not return anything at all so the

> > effect is to
>
> > just send info to the server - would any of these do the trick?
> >
> > --Sean
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: zope-bounces+whysean=softhome.net at zope.org
> > > [mailto:zope-bounces+whysean=softhome.net at zope.org]On Behalf Of 
> > > Laura McCord
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 9:08 AM
> > > To: Chris McDonough; zope at zope.org
> > > Subject: RE: [Zope] using xml-rpc with javascript to access zope
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Chris,
> > >
> > > >If not, I'd suggest trying to implement this in very, very small
> > > pieces.  e.g. make a JavaScript function that does something 
> > > simple like, >calls an XML-RPC method that returns "1+1" and then 
> > > displays the result 2 within the DOM using JavaScript, then build 
> > > up from there
> > > >incrementally.
> > >
> > > Yes, this is my biggest problem, how do I call a simple xml-rpc 
> > > method
> >
> > > from javascript?
> > >
> > > The xml-rpc server is not a zope server it is a perl script that 
> > > is running on my local computer.
> > >
> > > Ideally this is what I what to do, I want to click on a link and 
> > > onclick will call a javascript function and that function will 
> > > call a xml-rpc method, this will all occur in my zope page 
> > > template. Sounds basic, but I don't know where to start.
> > >
> > > I just started learning xml-rpc so I don't know all of the 
> > > technicalities behind it, so I am so sorry for not explaining 
> > > myself
>
> > > correctly before.
> > >
> > > Thank You,
> > >  Laura
> >
>