[Zope] Python Scripts and HTML Forms

[Jonathan]

Form variables are stored in REQUEST. In a python script you gain access to REQUEST by:

REQUEST = container.REQUEST

you can then access the form variables by:

fname = REQUEST['first_name']


you can check for the presence of a form variable by

if REQUEST.has_key('first_name'):

or

if REQUEST.get('first_name', None):


hth

Jonathan

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Muk Yan 
  To: zope at zope.org 
  Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 2:57 PM
  Subject: [Zope] Python Scripts and HTML Forms


  Dear Trusted Zope Zealots,

  This subject was a bit too broad to do a google search on, because I've tried and the lack of relevancy was astounding.

  I've probably been committing a cardinal sin in DTML, but I couldn't figure any other work around. 

  I have an HTML form in a DTML Document say:

  <form action="process_this_form" method="post"

  Name:<input type="text" name:"first_name">

  </form> 

  I want to use "first_name" in a python script, but what I've been doing is setting it in the process_this_form, which is a DTML method:

  DTML Method, process_this_form:
  <dtml-call "REQUEST.SESSION.set ('firstName', first_name)>
  <dtml-call "this_is_a_python_script()">

  and in the Python Script, this_is_a_python_script
  I use REQUEST.SESSION.get('firstName')

  What my question is, is there anyway to directly access "first_name" from the form in the python script without having to have to call the <dtml-call " REQUEST.SESSION.set('firstName', first_name)> and then REQUEST.SESSION.get('firstName') in the python script.  Sort of a sophomoric question, but any help would be appreciated.  Thanks in advance.

  -Muk



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