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Just curious: Why doesn't the Zope import feature have an <b>Upload
from local machine</b>? It seems like a natural inverse of <b>Download
to local machine</b>, and it would save the annoying extra step of
uploading to the import directory.<br>
<br>
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<p class="form-help">You can export Zope objects to a file in order
to transfer
them to a different Zope installation. You can either choose
to download the export file to your local machine, or save it
in the "var" directory of your Zope installation on the server.
</p>
<form action="manage_exportObject" method="post">
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<td align="left" valign="top">
<div class="form-label"> Export object id </div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top"> <input name="id" size="25"
value="" class="form-element" type="text"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<div class="form-label"> Export to </div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<div class="form-text"> <input name="download:int" value="1"
type="radio"> Download to local machine <br>
<input name="download:int" value="0" checked="checked"
type="radio"> Save to file on server </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top"> </td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<div class="form-text"> <input name="toxml" value="Y"
type="checkbox"> XML format? </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><br>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<div class="form-element"> <input class="form-element"
name="submit" value="Export" type="submit"> </div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</form>
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<p class="form-help">You may import Zope objects which have been
previously
exported to a file, by placing the file in the "import"
directory of your Zope installation on the server. You should create
the "import" directory in the root of your Zope installation if it does
not yet exist.
</p>
<p class="form-help">Note that by default, you will become the owner
of the objects that you are importing. If you wish the imported objects
to retain their existing ownership information, select "retain existing
ownership information".
</p>
</blockquote>
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<table border="0" cellspacing="2">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<div class="form-label"> Import file name </div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<select name="file">
<option value="Examples.zexp">Examples.zexp</option>
<option value="ZopeTutorialExamples.zexp">ZopeTutorialExamples.zexp</option>
</select>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<div class="form-label"> Ownership </div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<div class="form-text"> <input name="set_owner:int" value="1"
checked="checked" type="radio"> Take ownership of imported objects <br>
<input name="set_owner:int" value="0" type="radio"> Retain
existing ownership information </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
</tr>
</tbody>
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