[Zope-dev] FW: Can Zope be used for database forms type applications?

[Anthony Baxter]

>>> Neil.Smith@aucs-europe.com wrote
>I have started to read about Zope, and am in the process of setting up a
>server to try it out.  From what I have read so far, it seems mainly targeted
>at displaying dynamic content.  Can it also be used to generate web apps for
>maintaining database content?  If so, can anyone recommend a site where there
>is a demo or tutorial or any other good information relevant to this.  If it
>isn't suitable, can anyone recommend any other good tools (either opensource
>or commercial).


Zope is _outstanding_ for maintaining database content.

I'm mid-way through building a quite large and complex  database application 
(a customer database) which uses Zope as the frontend, and an SQL database
or two as the backend. It's not something that I can show outside, 
unfortunately, but it makes heavy use of Zope's SQL interfacing abilities...

Anthony
(ob-zope-dev: oracle's SQL features a neat feature allowing you to 
automatically traverse parent/child object trees - this allows you to
do some incredibly cool stuff. look for select... connect by... in the
docs.)