ok, i feel like i am on the right path, getting hot. i have this sample code to break it down,
q = """<i>ok dude, italic text.</i><br /> <b>this is plain but bold text.</b><br /> {{=A('web2py code', _href=URL('http://fscj.edu'))}}""" from gluon.template import render from gluon.storage import Storage context = Storage() q4 = render(content=q, context=context) or more simpler q = """<i>ok dude, italic text.</i><br /> <b>this is plain but bold text.</b><br /> {{=A('web2py code', _href=URL('http://fscj.edu'))}}""" from gluon.template import render q4 = render(content=q) i get the same error which ends in: File "/opt/web-apps/web2py/gluon/template.py", line 916, in render exec(code) in context File "<string>", line 2, in <module> NameError: name 'A' is not defined make sense? suggestions, please? lucas