[Zope] How do I merge form URL vars into sql easily
I am a new user to Zope and I'm trying to pass data that has been entered into a form (either through GET or POST) into another object. This object calls a z sql method to insert the form data into the database. So far, the only way I've found to pass data to the sql is to define arguments for it and then, in the dtml-document (or method) use: dtml-call "REQUEST.set['argument','value']" (and it took me long enough to figure THAT out, let me tell you) The problem is that sucks when there are 30 form varibles that need to be inserted into the database. I would think that there is some way to let the sql method see these varibles that are defined within my document. Or loop through all URL or form varibles defined and sets all the vars in request. Something to keep from having to write the above dtml 30 times. Thanks. Jake Feasel ___ Zope maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** (Related lists - http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev )
Re: [Zope] How do I merge form URL vars into sql easily
On Wed, Jul 05, 2000 at 01:31:56PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am a new user to Zope and I'm trying to pass data that has been
entered into a form (either through GET or POST) into another
object. This object calls a z sql method to insert the form data into
the database. So far, the only way I've found to pass data to the
sql is to define arguments for it and then, in the dtml-document (or
method) use:
dtml-call "REQUEST.set['argument','value']"
This is not a cure, but goes a long ways. If you have ZSql Method
foo, define a dtml-method curryFoo, (or prepareforFoo, or whatever
you like), that has the dtml-call "REQUEST.set('argument', value)"
statements in it (and nothing else.)
Then your index_html can look like:
...
dtml-call curryFoo
dtml-call foo
...
This is a reasonable compromise between readability and the
necessity to get the arguments into the current REQUEST.
(and it took me long enough to figure THAT out, let me tell you)
The problem is that sucks when there are 30 form varibles that
need to be inserted into the database.
I would think that there is some way to let the sql method see
these varibles that are defined within my document. Or loop
through all URL or form varibles defined and sets all the vars in
request. Something to keep from having to write the above dtml 30
times. Thanks.
Jake Feasel
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RE: [Zope] How do I merge form URL vars into sql easily
Unless I'm overlooking something here, you can just use the form variables (e.g., dtml-var formVarName), whether POST or GET, in the ZSQL Method itself. You'll need to include the variable names in the arguments list of the ZSQL Method, but that's it. ZSQL Methods are explained (fairly well in my opinion) in the Z SQL Methods User's Guide at http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Guides/ZSQL-HTML/ZSQL.html Note that if you're using Zope 2.1.6 (vs. 2.1.4 or 2.2b3) you may have problems with this, since versions after 2.1.4 broke ZSQLMethods with regard to names and in which order they are looked up. This made me jump from 2.1.4 straight to the 2.2 beta series, where this is fixed. ___ Ron Bickers Logic Etc, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 5:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Zope] How do I merge form URL vars into sql easily I am a new user to Zope and I'm trying to pass data that has been entered into a form (either through GET or POST) into another object. This object calls a z sql method to insert the form data into the database. So far, the only way I've found to pass data to the sql is to define arguments for it and then, in the dtml-document (or method) use: dtml-call "REQUEST.set['argument','value']" (and it took me long enough to figure THAT out, let me tell you) The problem is that sucks when there are 30 form varibles that need to be inserted into the database. I would think that there is some way to let the sql method see these varibles that are defined within my document. Or loop through all URL or form varibles defined and sets all the vars in request. Something to keep from having to write the above dtml 30 times. Thanks. Jake Feasel ___ Zope maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** (Related lists - http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev ) ___ Zope maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** (Related lists - http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev )
