I suggest you try a little scripting language called Python. You can use in inside Zope by creating Python Scripts (formal name: Script (Python)) Try to stay away from DTML as much as possible. It's only about as good as PHP alone.
On 12/4/05, Christopher Rivard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Peter, > > The conditional within the dtml did the trick. > This is a continuation of this issue (a bit cumbersome): > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/zope/message/150345 > > The solution that I have come to is to simply set a cookie and serve up > the correct fields based on the cookie: > > <dtml-if "17 in list_map_dir_id and 21 not in list_map_dir_id"> > <dtml-call "RESPONSE.setCookie(list_type,'lodge')"> > <dtml-elif "21 in list_map_dir_id and 17 not in list_map_dir_id"> > <dtml-call "RESPONSE.setCookie(list_type,'resto')"> > <dtml-elif "21 in list_map_dir_id and 17 in list_map_dir_id"> > <dtml-call "RESPONSE.setCookie(list_type,'restolodge')"> > <dtml-else> > <dtml-call "RESPONSE.setCookie(list_type,'other')"> > </dtml-if> > > <dtml-in insert_listing1_sql> > id: <dtml-var newid> > <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('list_map_list_id', newid)"> > </dtml-in> > <dtml-call insert_listing_map_sql> > <dtml-call > "RESPONSE.redirect('add_listing2?list_id=%s'%(REQUEST['list_map_list_id']))"> > > > add_listing2 is the form that displays restaurant specific fields > (price, cc's accepted) or lodge (type, price range, internet access) or > both...those tricky motel/restaurants in rural NM... > > It seems that if I try this after the list is inserted, it comes out of > MySQL as a string, not integer and therefore I could not iterate to > check membership in the list. > > I am sure there are more elegant ways to do this - the client wanted > the data in a RDBMS for portability....yah yah yah.... > > Thanks for you help! > Chris > > Christopher Rivard > Clearwired Web Services > > 5345 Wyoming NE Suite 200C > Albuquerque, NM 87109 > > office/ 505.217.3505 > mobile/ 505.301.4010 > toll-free/ 866.430.2832 > fax/ 505.217.3506 > > e/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > w/ www.clearwired.com > > > > > Peter Bengtsson wrote: > > >On 12/4/05, J Cameron Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>Christopher Rivard wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Hello, > >>> > >>>I'm am trying to check for the membership of items in a list and think > >>>I'm missing something. > >>>How is this done in dtml? > >>> > >>>List allids: [15,16,17,18] > >>> > >>>Check for multiple items in the list: > >>> > >>><dtml-in allids prefix="loop"> > >>><dtml-if expr="loop_item == 17"> > >>>something > >>><dtml-elif expr="loop_item == 17 and loop_item != 18"> > >>>doesn't work > >>></dtml-if> > >>></dtml-in> > >>> > >>>The goal is to check for combinations: > >>>17 and not 18 > >>>18 only > >>>17 only > >>>17 and 15 > >>>18 and 16 > >>>...combinations. > >>> > >>>I don't think that I really want to loop through the list, just want to > >>>check membership in the list. > >>> > >>> > >>In Python, you can simply ask:: > >> > >> 17 in allids > >> > >> 18 not in allids > >> > >>and so forth as boolean expressions. > >> > >> > >> > >He can do this in DTML too. > ><dtml-if "17 in allids"> > > you're here! > ></dtml-if> > > > > > > > >>Just make sure that the elements of the list you're getting are what you > >>think they are. If you ask about the integer 17 and the list actually > >>has a string "17" they won't match. You can either adjust what you test > >>or use something like the 'int' function to "cast". > >> > >> --jcc > >>-- > >>Building Websites with Plone > >>http://plonebook.packtpub.com/ > >>_______________________________________________ > >>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 ) > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >-- > >Peter Bengtsson, > >work www.fry-it.com > >home www.peterbe.com > >hobby www.issuetrackerproduct.com > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Peter Bengtsson, work www.fry-it.com home www.peterbe.com hobby www.issuetrackerproduct.com _______________________________________________ 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 )
