[Zope] passing a parameter - namespace and dtml-with

[John Eikenberry]

Sean Kelley wrote:

> I am trying to pass the title of a page to a dtml method which is in another 
> folder named links. If I pass the actual title like below everything works. 
> However, when I try to pass the value of the current title to 
> category_results using various other methods it does not.
> What is the syntax so that I can pass the current value of <dtml-var title> 
> to the method? Would the dtml-with block change the namespace it pulls the 
> title variable from to the context of the method category_results in the 
> links folder?

Yes.

Here's a quick hack that will work.

<dtml-call "REQUEST.set('orig_title',this().title)">
<dtml-with links>
<dtml-var "catagory_results(_.None,REQUEST.get('orig_title'))">
</dtml-with>

>  <dtml-with links>
> <dtml-comment>This line works</dtml-comment>
> <dtml-var "category_results(_.None, _, title1='Hannoverian Stallions Lauries 
> Crusador ')">
> </dtml-with>

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