***************************** Team Allaire *****************************
The normal operation is to have your UDF either on the same page as you need
them or in a CFINCLUDE. If your especially evil then you can load them into
server or application variables in an initialization page and then use them
as server.stringlimit('this is my string', 5). Using them in server or
application vars might run into locking problems and I'm investigating this.
> Awesome! Thanks Michael...! Will those user defined functions be included
in
> a global functions page or how are they accessed? Say you have 50 user
> defined functions.... you wouldn't want to include them all, right?
>
> Steve Reich
>
>
> "Michael Dinowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> 048001c0e484$90ee3480$[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:048001c0e484$90ee3480$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > ***************************** Team Allaire *****************************
> > In CF 5 the answer is yes.
> > <CFSCRIPT>
> > function StringLimit(string, length)
> > {
> > if (len(string) GT 8)
> > return Left(lname, 8);
> > else
> > return string;
> > }
> > </CFSCRIPT>
> >
> >
> > > I already know the answer to this, but I thought I would see what it
> might
> > > inspire....
> > >
> > > Is it possible to write a custom function? Here is an example of what
I
> > > would like to be able to do. The following code limits the display of
> > lname
> > > to 8 characters....
> > >
> > > <cfif len(lname) GT 8>#Left(lname, 8)#...<cfelse>#lname#</cfif>
> > >
> > > What I was wondering is if I could somehow create a function, and then
> > call
> > > it like so (this is what I really want to know)...
> > >
> > > #StringLimit(lname, 8)#
> > >
> > > Maybe I've been playing around too much with Javascript, but this
seems
> > > logical. I know I can write a custom tag...
> > >
> > > <!----StringLimit.cfm---->
> > > <cfparam name="attributes.value" default="">
> > > <cfparam name="attributes.limit" default="0">
> > > <cfparam name="attributes.tail" default="...">
> > > <cfif len(attributes.value) GT
attributes.limit>#Left(attributes.value,
> > > attributes.limit)##attributes.tail#<cfelse>#attributes.value#</cfif>
> > >
> > > <!---- Call it as a tag ---->
> > > <cf_StringLimit
> > > value="#lname#"
> > > limit="8"
> > > tail="..."
> > > >
> > >
> > > Are there other guru secrets anyone wants to share on this topic?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Steve
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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