> This must be easy but..... if I have reference to > an error display page in the application.cfm file > such as: <cferror type="request" template="error_page.cfm" > mailto="[EMAIL PROTECTED]"> > > how can I get an email sent to the administrator > with the error details? I tried putting a CFMail tag > in the error_page.cfm file, but that doesn't do it
As you've discovered, the MAILTO attribute of CFERROR doesn't actually send an email anywhere. All it does is create a variable that will be available in your error page: Error.MailTo. Also, when using CFERROR TYPE="REQUEST", you can't use any CFML tags or functions in your error page. If you want to send an email when an error occurs, take a look at the site-wide error handler functionality. This is similar to using CFERROR TYPE="REQUEST", except that you don't have to specify anything in your Application.cfm code - you configure this in the CF Administrator - and you can use CFML tags and functions in your error page. Or, alternatively, you can use CFERROR TYPE="EXCEPTION", which will catch any otherwise unhandled runtime exceptions; the error page you specify there can also use CFML tags and functions. One thing to watch out for, though - if your error page itself generates an error, odd things might happen. I suspect that's the reason that you can't use CFML tags and functions in a Request error page. If your site-wide error handler page generates an error, the user will see the default raw error message page instead. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
