[Zope] Python Scripts and HTML Forms

[Muk Yan]

Hey All,

Sorry about that, what I meant is that I get a KeyError. It says that the
first_name in REQUEST['first_name'] is not found, when I try to set the
variable in line in the script where fname = REQUEST['first_name'].

Thanks in advance.

Cheers,
Muk

On 8/17/06, Jonathan <dev101 at magma.ca> wrote:
>
>  What does "it doesn't seem to work" mean?  Error messages/traceback? What
> does your form & script contain?  More info on the problem is definitely
> required!
>
>
>
> Jonathan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Muk Yan <myan at umich.edu>
> *To:* Jonathan <dev101 at magma.ca> ; zope at zope.org
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 17, 2006 4:20 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Zope] Python Scripts and HTML Forms
>
> Hey Jonathan, All,
>
> Thanks I tried your solution, but it doesn't seem to work.  Can anybody
> shed some more light on this situation, since what Jonathan provides is
> exactly what I want to do, but it's not working.
>
> Am I forgetting to put parameteres or some other newbie mistake like that?
>
> Thanks in advance and thanks again Jonathan.
>
> -Muk
>
> On 8/17/06, Jonathan <dev101 at magma.ca> wrote:
> >
> >  Form variables are stored in REQUEST. In a python script you gain
> > access to REQUEST by:
> >
> > REQUEST = container.REQUEST
> > you can then access the form variables by:
> >
> > fname = REQUEST['first_name']
> >
> >
> > you can check for the presence of a form variable by
> >
> > if REQUEST.has_key('first_name'):
> >
> > or
> >
> > if REQUEST.get('first_name', None):
> >
> >
> > hth
> >
> > Jonathan
> >
> >
> >  ----- Original Message -----
> > *From:* Muk Yan <myan at umich.edu>
> > *To:* zope at zope.org
> > *Sent:* Thursday, August 17, 2006 2:57 PM
> > *Subject:* [Zope] Python Scripts and HTML Forms
> >
> > Dear Trusted Zope Zealots,
> >
> > This subject was a bit too broad to do a google search on, because I've
> > tried and the lack of relevancy was astounding.
> >
> > I've probably been committing a cardinal sin in DTML, but I couldn't
> > figure any other work around.
> >
> > I have an HTML form in a DTML Document say:
> >
> > <form action="process_this_form" method="post"
> >
> > Name:<input type="text" name:"first_name">
> >
> > </form>
> >
> > I want to use "first_name" in a python script, but what I've been doing
> > is setting it in the process_this_form, which is a DTML method:
> >
> > DTML Method, process_this_form:
> > <dtml-call "REQUEST.SESSION.set ('firstName', first_name)>
> > <dtml-call "this_is_a_python_script()">
> >
> > and in the Python Script, this_is_a_python_script
> > I use REQUEST.SESSION.get('firstName')
> >
> > What my question is, is there anyway to directly access "first_name"
> > from the form in the python script without having to have to call the
> > <dtml-call " REQUEST.SESSION.set('firstName', first_name)> and then
> > REQUEST.SESSION.get('firstName') in the python script.  Sort of a
> > sophomoric question, but any help would be appreciated.  Thanks in advance.
> >
> > -Muk
> >
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