Zope: What difference between "&dtml-var" and "&dtml.-var"

[Duncan Booth]

chunyu <dddkk at sina.com> wrote in news:m2elakwe6u.fsf at itr.hit.edu.cn:

> 
> when i view_source in a zope host, i find two format "&dtml-var" and
> "&dtml.-var" to insert dtml variable. but what's the difference?
> 
> Thanks any way!

You will probably get Zope answers more reliably if you subscribe to the
main Zope mailing list. However, in this case I can refer you to the
ZopeBook, Appendix A: DTML Reference, Section 'var: Inserts a variable'
which documents the syntax of &dtml-var; and in particular describes the
meaning of the dot. 

You can purchase a copy of the ZopeBook from your local bookstore, or
download it from http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Books/ZopeBook/ 

I suggest you download the PDF version, I find it easier to read than the
annotated HTML. If you search for the phrase "HTML quoting" you should
find the relevant section quickly enough.