Ah. Gotcha.
Not that it really matters but the $(document).ready part is actually
JQuery, a JS framework. The actual JS syntax is much more bulky for
discovering the ready state of the DOM.
On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 3:45 PM, morgan l <greyk...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> As you can probably tell, I don't do much js work. I get the global
> declaration part, but I've never used nor understood the
> $(document).ready(function()
> part.
>
> I suppose I was thinking the ready function wasn't firing, so the
> previously
> undeclared variable would be now be null.
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Michael Grant <mgr...@modus.bz> wrote:
>
> >
> > No, because you are defining it outside of the function, making it
> global.
> > Then setting it to cfActiveWebrootDirectory when the DOM reports it's in
> a
> > ready state.
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 3:30 PM, morgan l <greyk...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Won't that just make it null instead of undefined when the "url:" line
> of
> > > the included .js file runs? Not that I have a better answer.
> > >
> > > On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 2:20 PM, Michael Grant <mgr...@modus.bz>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Define your var outside of the function.
> > > >
> > > > <script type="text/javascript">
> > > >
> > > > var jsActiveWebrootDirectory;
> > > >
> > > > $(document).ready(function() {
> > > >
> > > > jsActiveWebrootDirectory = '#cfActiveWebrootDirectory#';
> > > >
> > > > });
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > </script>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 2:20 PM, Rick Faircloth <
> > > r...@whitestonemedia.com
> > > > >wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm trying to set a js var using cf in the head of a file, then use
> > > > > that js var in an externally called js file...
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > If I'm using this in the head of a .cfm page to set a js var with
> cf:
> > > > >
> > > > > <cfset cfActiveWebrootDirectory =
> > > > > application.activeWebrootDirectory>
> > > > >
> > > > > <cfoutput>
> > > > >
> > > > > <script type="text/javascript">
> > > > >
> > > > > $(document).ready(function() {
> > > > > var jsActiveWebrootDirectory =
> > > > > '#cfActiveWebrootDirectory#';
> > > > > });
> > > > >
> > > > > </script>
> > > > >
> > > > > </cfoutput>
> > > > >
> > > > > and the following in the js file, "01-processEmailProperty.js":
> > > > >
> > > > > url: '' + jsActiveWebrootDirectory +
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> '/modules/emailProperty/00-propertyEmailProcessing.cfc?method=mEmailProperty
> > > > > &returnFormat=json'
> > > > >
> > > > > The line "url" line immediately above is part of the js file that
> is
> > > > > referenced in the .cfm
> > > > > mentioned at the top of this message as an external js file like
> > this:
> > > > >
> > > > > <script type="text/javascript"
> > > > > src="modules/emailProperty/01-processEmailProperty.js"></script>
> > > > >
> > > > > Why would the var, "jsActiveWebrootDirectory", always be
> "undefined"
> > in
> > > > the
> > > > > file containing the "url" line above when the
> > > 01-processEmailProperty.js
> > > > > function is called?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Does the question make sense?
> > > > > I can reword it if it's not clear...
> > > > >
> > > > > Rick
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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