[Zope] Folderisch ZClasses import into 2.6.0 broken?

Jim Washington jwashin@vt.edu
Thu, 31 Oct 2002 16:40:40 -0500


Gidon Friedman wrote:

> i'm writing the answer to my own question to the list for the records:
>
> the Interface.iclass reference is in the meta_types section of the 
> ZClasses. meta_types defines a list of dictionaries that discribe the 
> allowed objects of the folderish ZClass. so you just have to delete 
> the meta_types tuple. this is easy to accomplish with the 
> Subobjects-Tab of the ZClass, submitting an empty list.
>
> Then export the ZClasses, import them in the new site and then 
> recreate the meta_types again by hand. et voila, your old 
> ZClasses-Zombies are back to live.
>
> But then you remember sombody told you to use Python Base Class for 
> the ZClasses, don't you? ;-)

Many thanks.  QSurvey was affected, and this procedure works, if anyone 
is still using the product.  I was worried about maybe having to 
actually do the Python Product I have been threatening to do for so long.

-- Jim Washington