[Zope] Form processing in Zope

Gitte Wange gitte@babytux.dk
30 Mar 2001 13:28:29 +0200


On 30 Mar 2001 12:23:51 +0100, Phil Harris wrote:
> Gitte,
> 
> try putting this
> 
> <dtml-var REQUEST>
> 
> into your page, and see what form variables are being returned.

phew it gives a lot !

But I discovered one thing:
When you enter the site, there is no variable named ActionList, but when
you hit the submit button there is a ActionList with value=1

hmm .. what now?
I need to test for that variable but it has to be declared before
running the script.
Has anyone had these kinds of problems ?

Gitte

> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gitte Wange" <gitte@babytux.dk>
> To: "Phil Harris" <phil.harris@zope.co.uk>
> Cc: <zope@zope.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 12:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [Zope] Form processing in Zope
> 
> 
> > On 30 Mar 2001 12:17:08 +0100, Phil Harris wrote:
> > > What happens if tyou do <dtml-var ActionList>
> > >
> >
> > I get a NameError
> >
> > Well action of the form is set to index_html
> > Can't I do that ?
> >
> > Because if I should make a method that recieves the value of the
> > ActionList, then I need to get that value back to index_html to find out
> > which selectbox to display next
> >
> > Gitte
> >
> >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Gitte Wange" <gitte@babytux.dk>
> > > To: "Phil Harris" <phil.harris@zope.co.uk>
> > > Cc: <zope@zope.org>
> > > Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 12:10 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Zope] Form processing in Zope
> > >
> > >
> > > > On 30 Mar 2001 12:06:05 +0100, Phil Harris wrote:
> > > > > Why don't you try this?
> > > > >
> > > > > <dtml-if expr="ActionList == '1'">
> > > > >    Do this
> > > > > <dtml-elif expr="ActionList == '2'">
> > > > >    Do that.
> > > > > </dtml-if>
> > > > >
> > > > > Notice the single quotes around '1' and '2', if you didn't coerce
> the
> > > > > variables already then they're going to come in as strings.
> > > > >
> > > > > Phil
> > > >
> > > > Then I get a NameError
> > > >
> > > > Gitte
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Gitte Wange" <gitte@babytux.dk>
> > > > > To: "Phil Harris" <phil.harris@zope.co.uk>
> > > > > Cc: <zope@zope.org>
> > > > > Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 12:00 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [Zope] Form processing in Zope
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Believe it or not - I actually understand so far :-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Now I only have one problem.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I need to test on the value from the select box, eg:
> > > > > > The selectbox is names ActionList.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > <dtml-if expr="ActionList == 1">
> > > > > > Do this
> > > > > > <dtml-elif expr="ActionList == 2">
> > > > > > Do that.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > But when I say <dtml-id expr="<dtml-var ActionList> == 1">
> > > > > > I get a syntax error.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Help ?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Gitte
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 30 Mar 2001 11:38:47 +0100, Phil Harris wrote:
> > > > > > > Zope works exactly that way.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > It creates entries into the REQUEST variable, which by the
> wonders
> > > of
> > > > > > > namespaces/acquisition can be used in the current namespace.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > So in your example doing <dtml-var Name> will put the value of
> the
> > > Name
> > > > > form
> > > > > > > entry into your html output.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > hth
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Phil
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > From: "Gitte Wange" <gitte@mmmanager.org>
> > > > > > > To: <zope@zope.org>
> > > > > > > Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 11:17 AM
> > > > > > > Subject: [Zope] Form processing in Zope
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I have now found out that my problem isn't just a select box
> in
> > > Zope,
> > > > > > > > but it is all form processing.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I am mostly a PHP programmer so I am used to when you make a
> text
> > > > > field
> > > > > > > > in a form named e.g. Name it will (when you have hit the
> submit
> > > button
> > > > > > > > and the script you have set as actionscript receives the form)
> be
> > > > > > > > declared as a variable named Name.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > But I guess Zope doesn't work this way.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > So how does a dtml document recieve the fields in a form ?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > >
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