[Zope] Form Data Needed in Second Form

Dirk Datzert dirk.datzert@rasselstein-hoesch.de
Wed, 01 May 2002 09:20:23 +0200


Hi Dan,

it should be possible that you use a Session objekt for placing data between
http-calls.

Under Zope-2.5.1 you can have access via REQUEST.SESSION to the
Session object.

Before 2.5 you have other methods/products for Session objects.

Regards,
Dirk

Dan Shafer schrieb:

> I have part of a Zope app written largely as Python scripts linking DTML
> forms that looks conceptually like this:
>
> 1. Form A gathers data and then as its action invokes a Python script.
> 2. Python Script 1 creates a new DTML document and updates its contents
> based on field data in Form 1.
> 3. Python Script 1 then uses RESPONSE.redirect() to open a second DTML
> form, Form 2.
> 4. Form 2 needs the name of the document Python Script 1 created as well as
> access to some or all of the data in the fields in Form 1.
>
> What is the best/right/only way to accomplish this goal?
>
> Seems like it should be straight-forward but I've played with several
> promising ideas that turned out to be dead ends. I'm getting a bit desperate.
>
> All help appreciated!
>
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