>- see footer for list info -< Well firstly I will point out that u get an error on the page as cookie.english does not exist Which is probably because this bit of code doesn't make sense
<cfelseif server_name is "www.111translations.com <http://www.111translations.com>"> <cfset request.language = cookie.english> <cfparam name="request.language" default="english"> <cfelse> <cfset request.language = cookie.french> <cfparam name="request.language" default="french"> </cfif> Surely it should be <cfelseif server_name is "www.111translations.com"> <cfparam name="request.language" default="english"> <cfelse> <cfparam name="request.language" default="french"> </cfif> But request.language wont be set by a cfparam if it already exists. I would suspect that your page is not changing because it relies on the cookie, which hasn't been set until after the language has been set and the page has been reloaded. So you need to set and use the request variable first so that it is applied before you render the page, then assign it to the cookie. Russ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shawn Fawcett Sent: 05 June 2008 23:24 To: Coldfusion Development Subject: [CF-Dev] setting language problem >- see footer for list info -< I'm having trouble getting the right behavior when setting the language in our site. on the index.cfm page I have a choice between english and french (upper right). When I click on it, it seems to request the language but the language only changes when I click again or refresh the page. the code behind the language links is: <cfoutput> <cfif request.language is "french"> <p><a href="#script_name#?#query_string#&language=english" >English</a><br /> <a href="#script_name#?#query_string#&language=french" class="active">Français</font></a></p> <cfelse> <p><a href="#script_name#?#query_string#&language=english" class="active">English</a><br /> <a href="#script_name#?#query_string#&language=french">Français</font></a></p> </cfif> </cfoutput> I have a seperate file act_setlanguage.cfm: <!--- set the default language or change the language when selected ---> <cfif isdefined('cookie.language')> <cfset request.language = cookie.language> <cfelseif server_name is "www.111translations.com <http://www.111translations.com>"> <cfset request.language = cookie.english> <cfparam name="request.language" default="english"> <cfelse> <cfset request.language = cookie.french> <cfparam name="request.language" default="french"> </cfif> <cfif isdefined('URL.language')> <cfset cookie.language=URL.language> <cfset query_string = ReplaceNoCase(query_string,'language=english','')> <cfset query_string = ReplaceNoCase(query_string,'language=french','')> </cfif> the testing site is here: www.111translations.com <http://www.111translations.com> cheers, Shawn _______________________________________________ For details on ALL mailing lists and for joining or leaving lists, go to http://list.cfdeveloper.co.uk/mailman/listinfo -- CFDeveloper Sponsors:- >- cfdeveloper Hosting provided by www.cfmxhosting.co.uk -< >- Lists hosted by www.Gradwell.com -< >- CFdeveloper is run by Russ Michaels, feel free to volunteer your help -< _______________________________________________ For details on ALL mailing lists and for joining or leaving lists, go to http://list.cfdeveloper.co.uk/mailman/listinfo -- CFDeveloper Sponsors:- >- cfdeveloper Hosting provided by www.cfmxhosting.co.uk -< >- Lists hosted by www.Gradwell.com -< >- CFdeveloper is run by Russ Michaels, feel free to volunteer your help -<
