[Zope-dev] pseudo database records for the "in" tag?

Tres Seaver tseaver@palladion.com
Tue, 09 Mar 1999 15:58:09 -0600


> 
> On 09-Mar-99 Jeffrey P Shell wrote:
> >> From: julian@zereau.net I need to know how to structure dynamic tabular data
> >> (returned from an external method) so that the "in" tag can handle it like
> >> it
> >> does the results of a SQL method and do automatic variable setting etc.
> >
> > Just return a sequence of mapping objects (dictionaries) or instances.  One
> > thing to note when looping over a sequence of mapping objects with the in
> > tag, the parameter "mapping" must be set.
> 
> Okay, I've tried this, I still have problems.
> 
> I've made an external method (called "basket") - at the moment it is jury rigged
> to always return the mapping [{'quantity': '5', 'pcode': 'abc'}]
> 
> using the "try it" tab on the method works fine and results in the text
> string above being sent to the browser
> 
> calling <!--#var basket--> gives an error
> 
> calling <!--#in basket mapping--> gives an error

try <!--#in "basket()" mapping-->
<P> <!--#var quantity--> | <!--#var pcode-->
    <!--#/in-->

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