Aren't there efficiency considerations for using CFHTTP?
I don't think choosing a solution because "Then I don't have to code
correctly" is a good reasoning.
At 12:51 PM 09/25/2001 -0600, you wrote:
><cfinclude> can only take relative paths.
>
>To get around this issue with my templates, I used CFHTTP to read the file
>in question (page header and menu), then dump the resulting text to my page
>in the appropriate locations. This is nice because CFHTTP uses absolute
>paths, and saves me the hassle of remembering to set all my include files
>correctly, and leaves me free to add directory levels and still have my
>header/menu display as I expected, with no changes.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Shawn Grover
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bruce Holm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 9:16 AM
>To: CF-Talk
>Subject: Re: Absolute Path Usage
>
>
>What I am wanting is a relative path but relative to the web root...for
>portability.
>
>I have an include file that I want to include by specifying the same path
>every time in all files in the hierarchy. So I put this include file in
>/global directory and want to reference it by "/global/foo.cfm", which if it
>worked, would be the same include line in all files in my web site. But
>this path does not work for includes.
>
>I have tried a variety of absolute paths and find none that work. If anyone
>can shed some light on this...my host shares the CF server so asking them to
>configure a mapping for "/" is not going to happen since it would only work
>for my domain and not for all the other domains they host.
>
>The only workaround I can think of is create some code that looks at the
>absolute template location and calculate what level the template is in and
>set the relative path accordingly... not very idea.
>
>Or just hard code the include path in each file on a file by file basis.
>
>Bruce
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Peter Tilbrook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 5:10 AM
>Subject: RE: Absolute Path Usage
>
>
> > Relative paths are recommended, if more for portability that anything
>else.
> >
> >
>
>
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