Another technique to try is using <cfscript>. Because none of your code in cfscript generates any output (even whitespace), you can have easy-to read logic without worrying about whitespace. Of course, when you do want to print some HTML you need to use the WriteOutput() function. Again, you can control precisely what WriteOutput() is printing.
This idea is really best, though, for an area with a significant amount of CFML and not much generated HTML.... And also remember <cfsilent>, which does have much more limited usefulness but you may find it useful for elminating whitespace, especially if you are using a lot of cfincludes or a methodology such as Fusebox. It's particularly useful for "settings" pages, like application.cfm. Good luck Mike Mertsock >Don't do any indentation based on non-HTML tags. That'll be a start. The >CFSAVECONTENT blocks will be more problemmatic, especially if you use a >block multiple times, and it needs different indentation for each. However, >if you use them only once, or all uses need the same indentation, just make >sure that's how they are indented when you create them. > ><cfsavecontent var="header"> ><tr> > <th>Name</th> > <th>Date</th> ></tr> ></cfsavecontent> > ><table> >#header# ><cfloop query="get"> ><tr> > <td>#name#</td> > <td>#date#</td> ></tr> ></cfloop> >#header# ></table> > >--- >Barney Boisvert, Senior Development Engineer >AudienceCentral (formerly PIER System, Inc.) >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >voice : 360.756.8080 x12 >fax : 360.647.5351 > >www.audiencecentral.com > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Brook Davies [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 4:02 PM >> To: CF-Talk >> Subject: Generating HTML >> >> >> Hello, >> >> I am trying to generate some HTML via CF and I want the HTML to come out >> clean. But I end up with lots of whitespace and for the life of me, I can >> not get proper indentation due to all the CFIFS and related CF >> code. I have >> tried using CFSETTING ENABLECFOUTPUTONLY="NO", but I still end up with >> strange indents and such. I use CFSAVECONTENT for some blocks and then >> include the resulting HTML within more HTML. >> >> Does any one know of any tricks to get the resulting HTML to be clean and >> properly intended? >> >> Brook >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
