On Wed, 31 May 2000, Oliver L. Plaine Jr. wrote:
>>Sometimes descriptions of programs really stump me... I just ran over this
>>one:
>>ZPoPyDA is a postgresql database adapter for Zope based on PoPy
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>This is a most perfect illustration that illuminates with precision
>what I have been saying all week Paul..
>
> There is no way a newbie can decipher that (explanation?).
>If you do not know...you cannot learn.." .catch 22".
>
> I am hoping that continued exposure to the vernacular will
>eventually enable me to absorb some small amount, perhaps enough for a
>promotion to "newbie first class". 8-)
Hi Olly and all,
I think I have figured part of this out now. PoPy... well, the Py stands
for Python, a programming language. Zope must be some kind of program. And
ZPoPyDA (DA - Database Adapter) is some kind of plugin for the Zope
program to make it possible to access a postgresql (probably some form of
SQL). And ZPoPyDA is thus written in Python.
This is worrying! I think I understand this!
But then, things on a command line can look scary too. Ever seen a
commandline for AWK?
This morning I used something 'simple' that is really powerful. I had to
copy 5 files to a separate directory. So, big deal. Since I am a keyboard
junkie I don't mouse things around, and to run MC for that... nah...
The 5 files were in a set from "image001" through "image015". I needed to
copy #5 through 9. This is where the unix magic happens:
cp image00[56789].jpg <destination>
This copied exactly what I wanted. Try that in plain Dos. (No cheating, so
no 4DOS, NDOS etc!!)
Paul
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