[Zope] manage_pasteObjects question

[David]

Palermo, Tom wrote:

> Hi David,
>  
> In my last post, I wrote that I tried calling manage_pasteObjects a 
> variety of ways:
> context.manage_pasteObjects(context.REQUEST)
> context.manage_pasteObjects(context.cb_dataItems())
>  
> as well as the original:
> context.manage_pasteObjects(cb_copy_data=context.cb_dataItems(),REQUEST=req['__cp'])
>  
> All 3 of these attemps results in the eInvalid exception gettting 
> raised by manage_pasteObjects( ). req['__cp'] is a reference to the 
> cookie that gets set when you place something on the clipboard. I was 
> trying to grab a specific piece of the REQUEST instead of the whole 
> thing. Does context.manage_pasteObjects(context.REQUEST) need to be 
> written as: context.manage_pasteObjects(REQUEST=context.REQUEST)?
>  
> It's kind of a moot point now anyway. I'm using some SESSION variables 
> now to store the ids of te objects I want to cut and the path of their 
> container so I can do the cut and paste from a single script. Not sure 
> if this is good or not but it's working for me now. It's one of those 
> times when I just need something to work.
>  
> -Tom 
>
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Hi Tom,

I'm glad you found 'another way' but in the interest of no one I wish to 
add the following.

These methods:  manage_copyObjects, manage_cutObjects and 
manage_pasteObjects should be reviewed in /OFS/CopySupport.py - because 
the current docs do not describe them well.

For example, the copy method works differently depending on whether you 
just pass the container's Ids or pass the Ids *and* the REQUEST.

No reason to beat a dead horse  but of the 3 tries you listed only the 
first can (but conditionally) work:

context.manage_pasteObjects(context.REQUEST)

But *only* if you first called manage_copyObjects (or manage_cutObject) 
with the REQUEST as a parameter included .... (only then does REQUEST 
get the __cp object)

Your second try:

context.manage_pasteObjects(context.cb_dataItems())

Is wrong because it is passing a list of items in the clip board instead 
of the the encoded copy object (returned by manage_copyObjects) that 
"manage_pasteObjects" expects

Your last try is wrong because both parameters are incorrect. :-)

All best,

David




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