Here is the code for my template.
the problem areas are near the
//===============
and the
//+++++++++++++++
areas
Thanks
Jim
<!--- <input type="file" name="findxml" value="Find XML File"> --->
<!--- Begin creating flash form --->
<cfform name="rules" format="flash" height="400" skin="haloblue">
<!--- Set up initial path for the directory used in the cfselect statement --->
<!--- Use a dummy.xml file to get the proper path --->
<cfset thisPath=ExpandPath("upload\dummy.xml")>
<cfset thisDirectory=GetDirectoryFromPath(thisPath)>
<cfdirectory action = "list"
directory = "#thisDirectory#"
name = "GetXmlFiles"
filter = "*.xml">
<!--- Create a panel in the flash form --->
<cfformgroup type="panel" label="Select xml file from drop down box">
<!--- Create a drop down box using the value of the cfdirectory listing --->
<cfselect name="SelectGetXmlFiles"
query="GetXmlFiles"
value="name"/>
<!--- Set a input box default value = to the value of the selected item in the
cfselect --->
<cfinput name="changeXmlFile" type="text"
bind="{SelectGetXmlFiles.selectedItem.data}" visible="yes"/>
<!--- Create some space and a line in the panel before the tab forms --->
<cfformitem type="spacer" height="25"/>
<cfformitem type="hrule"/>
<!--- Convert file to XML document object --->
<cfset changeXmlFile1 = expandpath("{SelectGetXmlFiles.selectedItem.data}")>
//==========================================================================================================
// THIS PART FAILS TO SET THE VARIABLE
<!--- <cfset myfindxml = "#expandpath('.\#changeXmlFile#')#"> --->
//++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
<!--- The file part does not work, I tried to set this to the value of the set
statement preceeding but that failed as well --->
<cffile action="read"
<!--- I want this part to be dynamic --->
file=
"#ExpandPath('upload\'"#{SelectGetXmlFiles.selectedItem.data}#")#"
variable="myxml">
<cfset mydoc = XmlParse(myxml)>
<!--- Create seperate tabs to organize the information from the xml file --->
<cfformgroup type="tabnavigator" height="250">
<!--- Create Rule Tab --->
<cfformgroup type="page" label="Rule Info">
<cfinput name="libkey" bind="#mydoc.VFPData.xinfo.libkey.XmlText#">
<cfinput name="zipname" bind="#mydoc.VFPData.xinfo.zipname.XmlText#">
<cfinput name="ruleinfo" bind="#mydoc.VFPData.xinfo.ruleinfo.XmlText#">
<cfinput name="tab" bind="#mydoc.VFPData.xinfo.tab.XmlText#">
<cfinput name="subtab" bind="#mydoc.VFPData.xinfo.subtab.XmlText#">
<cfinput name="caption" bind="#mydoc.VFPData.xinfo.caption.XmlText#">
</cfformgroup>
<!--- Create File Tab --->
<cfformgroup type="page" label="File Info">
<cfinput name="createdby" bind="#mydoc.VFPData.xinfo.createdby.XmlText#">
<cfinput name="source" bind="#mydoc.VFPData.xinfo.source.XmlText#">
<cfinput name="reason" bind="#mydoc.VFPData.xinfo.reason.XmlText#">
<cfinput name="comments" bind="#mydoc.VFPData.xinfo.comments.XmlText#">
</cfformgroup>
<!--- Create Contact Info Tab --->
<cfformgroup type="page" label="Contact Info">
<cfinput name="contacinfo" bind="#mydoc.VFPData.xinfo.contacinfo.XmlText#">
</cfformgroup>
</cfformgroup>
</cfformgroup>
<!--- Create Browse for file control --->
<cfinput type="button" value="parse" name="parsexml" onClick="">
</cfform>
>Post some code and a sample file if applicable.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: James Schell
>To: CF-Newbie
>Sent: Sun Jun 10 15:44:57 2007
>Subject: binding the value of a cfselect to a variable
>
>Hello from cfnoob,
>
>
>I am looking to bind the value of a cfselect box to a variable which is in
>turn used as the file attribute in a cffile statement.
>
>Basically I want the user to hit the drop down box and select a file from a
>specified directory and then populate a series of text boxes with values
>from the selected file. The file types are all xml. So this is my way of
>displaying the values defined in the xml.
>
>I just cannot seem to get the value of the myselect.selectedItem.data to
>function in file="expandpath(#myselect.selectedItem.data#)"
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks
>
>Jim
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