I agree with Rebecca and Pascal, this would be a better approach. As for using dreamweaver, I generally prefer to look after my own paths to files rather than letting a program do that. For that matter I really don't like using WYSIWYG editors like dreamweaver or frontpage, just for that reason, I have always used Homesite.
On top of doing the include file in your Application.cfm, in Rebecca's example you can use the CGI.SERVER_NAME variable and use a CFIF statement to set the variables for each server. > I use a similar approach except that we keep the directory structure > for our applications the same on the prod and dev server, then use CGI. > Server_Name in the app_server.cfm file to make the request vars work > on any server. > > >In the application.cfm, you can set a variable that holds the > absolute > >path to the image folder (or the path starting from the root). Then > use > >that variable when you need the path to an image. I usually create a > >structure that holds parameters that depend on the server. Something > >like: > > > >request.app.dsn > >request.app.imgFolder > >request.app.rootFolder > >request.app.rootUrl > >request.app.mapping > >... > > > >I create them in a separate file that I include in the application. > cfm. > >I have a different file for every server (local, dev, staging, prod, > >...) where the application is deployed. > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: daniel kessler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: 03 May 2005 15:22 > >> To: CF-Talk > >> Subject: RE: level 1, level 2 > >> > >> Wouldn't /images/ refer to the images directory on the root level? > >This > >> is a directory within and the whole site is there. > >> > >> In what way would I define a variable for a path to the images. > It > >would > >> seem to me that the variable would have to change just like the > >header. > >> Can you give me a small example? sorry to be dense about it. > >> > >> >/images/ ?? or define a variable with the path to images. > >> > > >> >Pascal > >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:205402 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
