Thanks for the input below - I will certainly look for the cf_dump.cfm tag. I am also pretty sure the server is runing 4.5. I am going to analyze and review the rest of your information as I hardly to work wtih tags. I use CF usually for heavy SQL queries and integrating db's with flash.
As for what it needs to be - your point 4 - Specifically - I did one of those $500 favor jobs for someone who referred me a nice client. I simply want to automate a very low priority - low activity list. http://www.redlinemotorcars.com <http://www.redlinemotorcars.com> - if you click on Car Listings - you'll notice a little thumbnail and a click here. Basically - that is manual. Each file in that carlisting folder is a numbered html, 1001.html, 1002.html ....1015.html - Those are manually created. I am merely trying to grab all the html files and simply list them. Images are in that file named 1001.jpg, 1002.jpg and so on... so i can hardcode the little thumbnail - you getting the picture? Just trying to eliminate this person having to edit this page and maintain it. or worse - being constantly called for me to do it ! *grin Thanks again for your helpful replies. Jason Miller Matthew Walker wrote: Jason, 4 things: 1) you need cf5+ for cfdump to work. If you don't have cf5+ look for the custom tag cf_dump.cfm -- it's WELL worth having. 2) If you create a variable in a custom tag (in this case the "files" recordset) it is not available outside the custom tag. However, you can reference the caller scope inside the tag: <cfdirectory directory="#getdirectoryfrompath(getcurrenttemplatepath())#" action="list" name="caller.files" filter="*.html" sort="name"> 3) id you want to use this custom tag lots you would probably want to pass in the folder as an attribute 4) Does it really need to be a custom tag? Maybe it does -- depends what you're doing. -----Original Message----- From: Jason Miller [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] Sent: Saturday, 23 November 2002 6:07 p.m. To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Compiling List of Files in specific folders Mathew - Didn't want to post onlist I feel for some reason this is a bit to novice for the list. And for some reason I am just not grasping it. I hope you don't mind the post offlist - If you do - my sincere apologies and simply delete. I had tried what you suggested and searched on MACR a bit on running tags in module - I currently have this. Listing.cfm - with this code - <cfmodule template="GetFiles.cfm"> And in t he same directory... GetFiles.cfm with this code <cfdirectory directory="#getdirectoryfrompath(getcurrenttemplatepath())#" action="list" name="files" filter="*.html" sort="name"> <cfdump var="#files#"> I also tried moving the dump to the Listings page in output tags. Since this is new ground for me - I really don't know what structure to precisely follow to run the cfdirectory tag. I get a message - doesn't understand cfdump. Is it possible that cfdirectory is disabled? Or did I make a mess of your post with the above? Any help is quite appreciated. Best Regards, jason Miller Matthew Walker wrote: created. No database involved. It's also hosted so custom tags are really a long shot. BTW in case you don't realise, you can call custom tags using cfmodule. <cfmodule template="....."> </cfmodule> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
