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True, I have looked at Fusebox, but at the moment I am not building a Fusebox app, but I see your point and I should use what I know about Fusebox and apply it to my none Fusebox code. > ---------- > From: Douglas Brown[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 16 July 2002 16:20 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Writing efficient CFIF statements > > If you are going to do that, you might think of using fusebox, which does > a > very good job of seperating the application logic away from the the > display. > You can also use just one layout file and have it inherited by all the > child > directories etc... > > http://www.fusebox.org > > > > > > > Douglas Brown > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adams, Stephen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 8:13 AM > Subject: RE: Writing efficient CFIF statements > > > > ********************************************************************** > > WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL > > Please refer to the disclaimer beneath this message > > ********************************************************************** > > > > Thanks Joe, > > > > That was what I was kind of looking for. I am also thinking about the > way I > > design application. I find that a lot of my app's are not very > flexable. If > > someone wants to have a new field in a form or a new page added in > between > > two existing pages. I find it causes me a lot of re-writing to make > these > > simple changes. > > > > Does anyone have any tips that could help me design better code. > > > > Stephen > > > > > ---------- > > > From: Joe Bastian[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: 16 July 2002 16:06 > > > To: CF-Talk > > > Subject: RE: Writing efficient CFIF statements > > > > > > The LEAST no of "CFIF" is the route to best code/speed etc.. This is > my > > > theory though > > > Using CFSCRIPT blocks, short-cut evaluation, Switch statements > wherever > > > possible than > > > CFIF, arranging likely executable CFIF's/Switch first etc > > > > > > > > > Would be cleaner code to seperate Application Logic from Presentation > > > layer. > > > eg qry_studentStatus.cfm (Query) > > > dsp_studentStatus.cfm(Display) > > > Use of CFoutput's only where necessary is faster than wraping it > around > > > entire HTML etc. > > > > > > Joe > > > Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Adams, Stephen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 5:09 AM > > > To: CF-Talk > > > Subject: Writing efficient CFIF statements > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > > > WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL > > > Please refer to the disclaimer beneath this message > > > ********************************************************************** > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I am trying to put more structure into my CF code. My idea is to > separate > > > the ColdFusion processing from the HTML structure and use CSS for the > look > > > of the site. I am trying to get an idea of what is the best way to > > > separate > > > the CF. I know that I could use custom tags, user defined function > and if > > > I > > > was using MX, then components. But these are for code that can across > > > used > > > in multiple pages. What I am talking about is the CF for an > individual > > > page. > > > > > > What has all this to do with CFIF statements, well. I was thinking of > > > setting a series of flags that are checked against in my HTML. The > CFIF > > > statements are there to check the value of these flags and amend the > page > > > depending on these flags. So I want to be able to write good > efficient > > > CFIF > > > statements so that my code is up to speed. > > > > > > Here's an example of what I am talking about: > > > > > > <!--- Default ColdFusion Parameters ---> > > > <cfparam name="QueryResults" default="" type="string"> > > > > > > <!--- ColdFusion Processing ---> > > > <cfquery name="myQuery" datasource="myDSN"> > > > SELECT * > > > FROM myTable > > > </cfquery> > > > > > > <!--- Sets flags ---> > > > <cfif myQuery.RecordCount EQ 0> > > > <cfset QueryResults = 1> > > > </cfif> > > > > > > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> > > > > > > <html> > > > <head> > > > <title>Untitled</title> > > > </head> > > > > > > <body> > > > > > > <cfif QueryResults EQ "1"> > > > <table cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2"> > > > <tr> > > > <td class="mainFont">Results found.</td> > > > </tr> > > > </table> > > > <cfelse> > > > <table cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2"> > > > <tr> > > > <td class="mainFont">No results found.</td> > > > </tr> > > > </table> > > > </cfif> > > > </body> > > > </html> > > > > > > This is a simple example, but it shows how I want to keep the > processing > > > separate at the top of the page. > > > > > > My question, finally, is how are CFIF statements best written if I > want to > > > code this way and or is there a better way of writing my CF code. > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > > > Westminster City Council switchboard: > > > +44 20 7641 6000 > > > ********************************************************************** > > > This E-Mail may contain information which is > > > privileged, confidential and protected from > > > disclosure. 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