[Zope] REQUEST object

[Dieter Maurer]

Asad Habib wrote at 2004-1-23 10:12 -0500:
>Hello. In my DTML document I set a temporary variable called 'price' to 0
>using the following statement:
>
><dtml-call "REQUEST.set('priceNumber', 0)">
>
>Then, I try to access this variable in my DTML method by using the
>following:
>
><dtml-var "REQUEST.get('priceNumber')">
>
>and 'None' is echoed.
>
>I have also tried printing the entire REQUEST object using the following:
>
><dtml-var name="REQUEST">
>
>and this variable is not found in the list of variables mentioned.
>
>The suprising part is that I have tried the same thing with another
>variable called 'degreeNumber' and everything works just fine. I don't
>think it's a naming issue since I have tried serveral other names.

A long time (years) ago, I analysed a similar problem.
It turned out to be a DTML caching problem.

I no longer remember the details. Maybe, you find my post in
the mailing list archive...

-- 
Dieter