[Zope] A Better Way (Stupid DTML code)

[Baker, Dennis [sjmr]]

I suppose my smug reply would be that min-XXXX is a variable generated by
dtml-in,  I didn't pick the variable name.  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy McKay [mailto:AndyM@ActiveState.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 5:27 PM
> To: zope@zope.org
> Subject: Re: [Zope] A Better Way (Stupid DTML code)
> 
> 
> Other smug answers include:
> - dont put - in your SQL methods
> - use your SQL to give the variable a different name
> - use python
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Phil Harris" <phil.harris@zope.co.uk>
> To: <zope@zope.org>; "Dennis Baker" <dbaker@chw.edu>
> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 4:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [Zope] A Better Way (Stupid DTML code)
> 
> 
> > <dtml-in SQL_list_providers>
> >   <dtml-if "_.int(_['min-provid']) < 20000">
> >     <dtml-if sequence-start>
> >       <h3>Search for Member Information</H3>
> >       <dtml-var MemberSearchForm>
> >     </dtml-if>
> >   </dtml-if>
> > </dtml-in>
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: Dennis Baker <dbaker@chw.edu>
> > To: <zope@zope.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 12:08 AM
> > Subject: [Zope] A Better Way (Stupid DTML code)
> > 
> > 
> > > Ok,  there has to be a better way of doing this,  I just 
> want to show a
> > > dialog if there minimum value of a field is lower than 
> 20,000.  This is
> > > the only way I could figure out to do this,  Python seems 
> to choke on
> > > variables with Hyphens so I have to use the dtml-let....  
> It works but
> > > it's a STUPID way to do things.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > <dtml-in SQL_list_providers>
> > >   <dtml-let min_provid=min-provid>
> > >     <dtml-if "min_provid < '20000'">
> > >       <dtml-if sequence-start>
> > >         <h3>Search for Member Information</H3>
> > >         <!-- ** Show the Member Search Form **  -->
> > >         <dtml-var MemberSearchForm>
> > >       </dtml-if>
> > >     </dtml-if>
> > >   </dtml-let>
> > > </dtml-in>
> > > 
> > > 
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