[ZPT] Page Templates in WebDAV arrive as rendered HTML

[zope@meadowbase.com]

> The z2.py start script has a "-W <port#>" argument that you=20
> can use to=20
> set up a WebDAV source port.  For instance, if you add "-W=20

Thanks! That does the trick.

> an object database.  For instance, when Dreamweaver saves changes, it=20
> will create a temporary file, rename the original file, rename the=20

I'm just working with ordinary text editors, so hopefully that won't be
a problem.

--- Francis Potter


> -----Original Message-----
> From: zpt-admin@zope.org [mailto:zpt-admin@zope.org] On=20
> Behalf Of Evan Simpson
> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 7:29 AM
> To: zope@meadowbase.com
> Cc: zpt@zope.org
> Subject: Re: [ZPT] Page Templates in WebDAV arrive as rendered HTML
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> zope@meadowbase.com wrote:
> > I installed WebIFS, a Win32 WebDAV client that makes DAV
> > content look like another drive in the file system. When I=20
> pull down a
> > Page Template object to edit it, I get the final HTML, not the page
> > template text itself.
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> Most (all?) WebDAV clients don't take dynamic pages into account, and=20
> send a simple HTTP GET to load them.  This gets you the=20
> rendered HTML.=20
> The z2.py start script has a "-W <port#>" argument that you=20
> can use to=20
> set up a WebDAV source port.  For instance, if you add "-W=20
> 9800", Zope=20
> will send page source in response to GET requests on port #9800.
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> You should only use WebDAV with a source port.
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> Also, there's an issue to beware of when using a "make WebDAV server=20
> look like a mapped drive" products such as WebDrive and=20
> WebIFS.  Since=20
> web page editors think that they are editing a local file, they will=20
> often perform operations that work well with a filesystem but=20
> screw up=20
> an object database.  For instance, when Dreamweaver saves changes, it=20
> will create a temporary file, rename the original file, rename the=20
> temporary file into place, then delete the original file. =20
> This destroys=20
> all properties, history, and security settings of the page.
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> Cheers,
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> Evan @ Zope
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