[Zope] Using py exp in dtml-var tag

Dieter Maurer dieter@handshake.de
Wed, 31 Oct 2001 23:22:26 +0100


Michael Schulz - GIS Bearbeiter writes:
 > i would like to pass the size attribute of a dtml-var tag as a python
 > expression or document/folder-property. 
 > Sth like this: <dtml-var mytext size="property_of_folder">.
If you can live without the "...", then you can use

   <dtml-var "mytext[:property_of_folder]">

If you need the "...", you must check, whether you will truncate,
and add the "..." in this case.

If you want to truncate at spaces, you will probably need a Python script
to do it...


Dieter