[Zope] passing a parameter - namespace and dtml-with

[Peter Bengtsson]

On 8/30/05, Sean Kelley <kelleyfarm at gmail.com> wrote:
> Only problem is I am using a dtml-in inside the category_results method
> which calls a sql method and it now gives me an error: 
> <dtml-in expr="category_match1(_)" size=50 start=query_start>
> ... 
> </dtml-in> 
>   
> Perhaps its not finding the title1 value I am trying to pass to it? 
> 
That's got nothing to do with 'title1'. The error tells you that
category_match1 doesn't exist.
If you think it should exist, it's because you haven't called the
"parenting" dtml method correctly. I.e. with the wrong namespace.

Why can't you just use Page Templates?

> Error Type: NameError
> Error Value: global name 'category_match1' is not defined
>  
>  
> On 8/29/05, Peter Bengtsson <peterbe at gmail.com> wrote: 
> > Better
> > 
> > <dtml-let orig_title="'Hannoverian Stallions Lauries Crusador ' ">
> > <dtml-with links> 
> > <dtml-var "catagory_results(_, _.None, title1=orig_title)">
> > </dtml-with>
> > </dml-let>
> > 
> > Use dtml-let and notice the extra _ in the parameters. I doubt that
> > DTML methods accept plain arguments except self, REQUEST and RESPONSE. 
> > All other things must be passed with keyword arguments.
> > 
> > 
> > On 8/30/05, Sean Kelley <kelleyfarm at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I tried using orig_title in the format <dtml-var orig_title> in the
> called 
> > > dtml-method (category_results) and I get a zope error which I don't
> > > understand:
> > > Error Type: TypeError
> > > Error Value: sequence index must be integer
> > >
> > > When I call it in the orignal page which I want the title for it works
> fine. 
> > >
> > >
> > > John Eikenberry jae-zope at kavi.com
> > > Mon Aug 29 16:05:37 EDT 2005
> > >
> > >
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> > >  Sean Kelley wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am trying to pass the title of a page to a dtml method which is in 
> > > another
> > > > folder named links. If I pass the actual title like below everything
> > > works.
> > > > However, when I try to pass the value of the current title to
> > > > category_results using various other methods it does not. 
> > > > What is the syntax so that I can pass the current value of <dtml-var
> > > title>
> > > > to the method? Would the dtml-with block change the namespace it pulls
> the
> > > > title variable from to the context of the method category_results in
> the 
> > > > links folder?
> > >
> > > Yes.
> > >
> > > Here's a quick hack that will work.
> > >
> > > <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('orig_title',this().title)">
> > > <dtml-with links>
> > > <dtml-var "catagory_results(_.None,REQUEST.get('orig_title'))">
> > > </dtml-with>
> > >
> > > > <dtml-with links>
> > > > <dtml-comment>This line works</dtml-comment> 
> > > > <dtml-var "category_results(_.None, _, title1='Hannoverian Stallions
> > > Lauries
> > > > Crusador ')">
> > > > </dtml-with>
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> Sean Kelley
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