--- MPIWGWeb/Attic/MPIWGHelper.py	2009/11/06 15:37:42	1.1.2.9
+++ MPIWGWeb/Attic/MPIWGHelper.py	2010/07/23 17:30:38	1.1.2.11
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-from types import *
+from Products.PageTemplates.PageTemplateFile import PageTemplateFile
+
 import logging
+
 definedFields=['WEB_title','xdata_01','xdata_02','xdata_03','xdata_04','xdata_05','xdata_06','xdata_07','xdata_08','xdata_09','xdata_10','xdata_11','xdata_12','xdata_13','WEB_project_header','WEB_project_description','WEB_related_pub']
 
 checkFields = ['xdata_01']
@@ -20,11 +22,11 @@ def getTextFromNode(nodename):
 
 def getTemplate(self, tpName):
     """get a template file either form the instance or from the product"""
-    ext=self.ZopeFind(self.aq_parent,obj_ids=[tpName])
-    if ext:
-        pt = getattr(self,ext[0][1].getId())
+    #ext=self.ZopeFind(self.aq_parent,obj_ids=[tpName])
+    if hasattr(self,tpName):
+        pt = getattr(self,tpName)
     else:
-        pt=PageTemplateFile(os.path.join(package_home(globals()), 'zpt/'+tpName)).__of__(self)
+        pt=PageTemplateFile('zpt/'+tpName, globals()).__of__(self)
     assert(pt)
     return pt
 
@@ -84,27 +86,27 @@ def sortI(x,y):
         return cmp(x[1],y[1])
 
 
-def unicodify(str):
+def unicodify(s):
     """decode str (utf-8 or latin-1 representation) into unicode object"""
-    #logging.error("unicodify: %s"%str)
-    if not str:
-        return ""
-    if type(str) is StringType:
+    if not s:
+        return u""
+    if isinstance(s, str):
         try:
-            return str.decode('utf-8')
+            return s.decode('utf-8')
         except:
-            return str.decode('latin-1')
+            return s.decode('latin-1')
     else:
-        return str
+        return s
 
-def utf8ify(str):
-    """encode unicode object or string into byte string in utf-8 representation"""
-    if not str:
+def utf8ify(s):
+    """encode unicode object or string into byte string in utf-8 representation.
+       assumes string objects to be utf-8"""
+    if not s:
         return ""
-    if type(str) is StringType:
-        return str
+    if isinstance(s, str):
+        return s
     else:
-        return str.encode('utf-8')
+        return s.encode('utf-8')
 
 
 def shortenString(s, l, ellipsis='...'):