I used to make that same mistake. However, if you use #application.dsn#, that means that you have to lock every query - this really hurts performance. Use a non-shared scope (like request)
--- Billy Cravens ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Juncker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 3:46 PM Subject: RE: Can we have two datasources with the same name? > If I understand what you are asking, why do you not just set your DSN as > an Application variable? > > <cfset Application.DataSource = "dev"> or <cfset Application.DataSource = > "test"> > You would use whichever one you wanted while testing and then > just change this one spot in your Application.cfm file when you > were ready to go live. > > Create the ODBC connections and just call the correct one in your code. > > In your templates then, your queries would be like: > > <CFQUERY NAME="qMyQuery" DATASOURCE="#Application.DataSource#"> > > Larry Juncker > Senior Cold Fusion Developer > Heartland Communications Group, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: bajaria aslam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 3:36 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Can we have two datasources with the same name? > > > Hi. > > Suppose I have a datasource datasource1 pointing to > Database1 on a SQL Server called test. > > Can I have another datasource called datasource1 > pointing to Database1 on SQL Server called dev? > > The datasource1 currently works fine on > http://localhost/ > > I have created a virtual site called > http://localhost/Dev > > So, is there a way to have the same datasource name to > point to different servers depending on if I am under > http://localhost/ or http://localhost/dev? > > That way, I thought, I don't have to keep changing the > cf code when the code moves to Test server from Dev. > > Please let me know if you need more details. > > Thanks > AB > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of > your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
