Use two things: a page template and a Python script... here's an example: page template body ------------------
<div tal:define="L python: [1,2,3,4]; A python: context.sum_of(L)"> <div tal:repeat="V L" tal:content="V">1</div> <div tal:content="A">total</div> </div> python script "sum_of" body --------------------------- ## Script (Python) "sum_of" ##bind container=container ##bind context=context ##bind namespace= ##bind script=script ##bind subpath=traverse_subpath ##parameters=L ##title= ## x = 0 for val in L: x = x + val return x On Fri, 2005-05-20 at 03:54 -0700, prabuddha ray wrote: > sorry for delay, > but the options you gave are ruled out. > actually not all the rows in the column have the values. > further the total i'm looking for will result in a very complex query > that i dont want to do onsidering the no. of rows are high. > > I just need something like a var in my ZPT which can just sum up the > values if they are present. > value's prsence i'm checking using tal:condition but how to add the > value repeatedly in the sum var. > > kindly help. > > > > On 5/20/05, Tino Wildenhain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Am Freitag, den 20.05.2005, 10:36 +0100 schrieb Hugo Ramos: > > > On 5/20/05, Tino Wildenhain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Am Freitag, den 20.05.2005, 09:52 +0100 schrieb Hugo Ramos: > > > > > Yellow, > > > > > > > > > > What DBMS are you using??? MySQL??? > > > > > If so just have a sql method do this: > > > > > ========== > > > > > SELECT COUNT( '*' ) AS total > > > > > FROM yourtable > > > > > ========== > > > > > > > > Are you sure about the ' '? looks strange. > > > > > > It works both ways... With or without the ' ' ! > > > > > well. another reason to avoid mysql I guess ;) > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Zope maillist - Zope@zope.org http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** (Related lists - http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev )