This is better than what I had, but still doesn't work.
#ThisTag.GeneratedContent# doesn't substitute the variables, so I get the
unsubstituted variables:
<tr><td>#UserName#</td><td>#UserType#</td><td>#Email# </td></tr>
#Evaluate(ThisTag.GeneratedContent)# generates an error which I dont understand:
An error has occurred while processing the expression:
<tr><td>#UserName#</td><td>#UserType#</td><td>#Email# </td></tr>
Invalid token found on line 2 at position 1. ColdFusion was looking at the following
text:
<t
At 04:46 PM 8/11/00 -0700, Justin Kidman wrote:
>How about during the end context of the custom tag you try this:
>
><cfoutput query=""#attributes.query#"" startrow=#attributes.startrow#
>maxrows=#attributes.maxrows#>
>ThisTag.GeneratedContent
></cfoutput>
>
>I am still unsure about what you are doing here, but you cannot split an
>opening and closing tag between two seperate CFIF statements, it is not
>allowed in CF.
>
>Justin Kidman
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Peter Theobald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 4:45 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
>Subject: RE: Custom Nesting Tag
>
>
>I am trying to write a complex custom tag that does paged output of a query:
>
><CF_OutputPage query="myquery" startrow=1 maxrows=10>
>...stuff with #myquery.column# ...
></CF_OutputPage>
><!--- returns: outputpage.numpages, outputpage.thispage,
>outputpage.prevstart, outputpage.nextstart --->
>
>
>The easiest way is the following:
>If ExecutionMode is 'start', calculate number of pages, prevstart,
>nextstart, etc. return those in caller.outputpage.#var#, and somehow "spit
>out" a CFOUTPUT:
>
><CFOUTPUT QUERY="#attributes.query#" STARTROW="#attributes.startrow#"
>MAXROWS="#attributes.maxrows#">
>
>If ExecutionMode is 'end', just "spit out" the close CFOUTPUT:
>
></CFOUTPUT>
>
>But this doesn't work. No matter how I try to "spit out" <CFOUTPUT> I either
>get nesting errors because I am opening a CFOUTPUT in the module without
>closing it, OR I get the actual text "<CFOUTPUT>" in my browser source
>(Explorer doesn't do a whole lot when it sees <CFOUTPUT> :-) )
>
>I thought I was *really* clever when I tried this:
> ThisTag.GeneratedContent = "<cfoutput query=""#attributes.query#""
>startrow=#attributes.startrow# maxrows=#attributes.maxrows#>" &
>ThisTag.GeneratedContent & "</cfoutput>";
>But I still just got this text in my browser source :-(
>
>Is there any way to "spit out" CFML like a macro for the calling tag to use?
>
>The only other way I can think of is *nasty*. I would have to set up local
>variables for each column and manually do the subtitutions by evaluating the
>GeneratedContent, then use <CFEXIT METHOD="loop"> to loop through each row
>of the result set. oooph!
>
>
>At 03:08 PM 8/11/00 -0700, Justin Kidman wrote:
>>You say: <cfmodule template="MyTag.cfm"> ... stuff... </cfmodule>
>>
>>Justin Kidman
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Peter Theobald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 2:54 PM
>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Subject: Custom Nesting Tag
>>
>>
>>I'm creating a custom tag that has a start and end, ie: <CF_MyTag> ...
>>stuff... </CF_MyTag>
>>
>>In the tag I test ThisTag.ExecutionMode to see if I should be handling the
>>start or end processing.
>>
>>Here's my question:
>>I MUCH prefer to use the explicit syntax: <CFMODULE TEMPLATE="MyTag.cfm">
>>than the <cf_MyTag> syntax because it's faster and clearer. However I don't
>>know how to specify the END tag with that syntax.
>>
>>Do I say: <cfmodule template="MyTag.cfm"> ... stuff... </cfmodule>
>>Do I say: <cfmodule template="MyTag.cfm"> ... stuff... </CF_MyTag>
>>Neither of these looks right.
>>
>>Do I have to say: <CF_MyTag> ... stuff ... </CF_MyTag>
>>
>>?
>>
>>
>>
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