Thanks for the tip, David!
I'll have a look at jTemplates. Rick From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:jquery...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Meiser Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 12:52 PM To: jquery-en@googlegroups.com Subject: [jQuery] Re: Turning JSON-formatted AJAX data into data usable by ColdFusion Rick, I've got a project that I used jTemplates on. They're nice because you use standard HTML to template with and just wrap your JSON items in braces. For me, at least, it took a bunch of javascript strings (some upwards of 1000 characters) and replaced them with a straightforward block of HTML code. Word of caution, though: jtemplates does increase load times (hardly noticeable on a modern browser - including IE8, but moderately noticeable on IE7 and very noticeable on IE6). http://plugins.jquery.com/project/jTemplates http://jtemplates.tpython.com/ http://www.ajaxprojects.com/ajax/tutorialdetails.php?itemid=472 Good luck! On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 12:26 PM, Charlie Griefer <charlie.grie...@gmail.com> wrote: Unfortunately, right now I just don't have the time to take on another project (even a small one like 'code consulting'), otherwise I'd be happy to. As far as someone who knows CF... that shouldn't really be an issue. You've -got- the data back already. You just need someone to show you how to work with it in jQuery. Hopefully someone else on the list has some extra time and needs some wish list items :) But yeah, in the interim just rely heavily on the docs and write out some static examples of your own to get a feel for it. The first link I gave you shows an example of using .each() to loop over JSON data: var obj = { one:1, two:2, three:3, four:4, five:5 }; I understand that the data you're working with might be more complex than that... but if you can get comfortable working with that, it's less of a shock to the system to work with more complex data. On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Rick Faircloth <r...@whitestonemedia.com> wrote: yeah, I know.it's not a bummer "knowing" more JS, but at this point projects are falling behind and I can't afford much more time for education. It's time to produce! I could have written this app 20 times by now except for the JS/AJAX part! Maybe it's time to once again turn to a private tutor to get me over the hump. Are you interested in an hour or two soon to work out the code for this app (basically, just showing me how to use the data that I'm putting out now) and showing me how to use it for some "wish-list" gifts or something? You can just email me off-list about it. r...@whitestonemedia.com I can post code online at some of the "code-posting" sites and we could IM and/or email responses. I did this recently and the person who helped out just wrote the necessary code and then explained it to me. Took about an hour or so. I know that you understand jQuery *and* CF, which be essential to making this work properly. Just let me know. If you're not interested or don't have the time, perhaps someone else who can help will be. Meanwhile, I'll check out the jQuery docs and see if any bells ring or lights come on! Rick From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:jquery...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Charlie Griefer Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 12:00 PM To: jquery-en@googlegroups.com Subject: [jQuery] Re: Turning JSON-formatted AJAX data into data usable by ColdFusion Having to learn more JS shouldn't really be a "bummer". More tools in the toolbox isn't a bad thing. i don't think you need any particular plug-ins... just read the jQuery docs. http://docs.jquery.com/Utilities/jQuery.each#objectcallback that'll iterate over a JS object or array. As you're looping over the data, you'll likely be wanting to manipulate various page elements with that data. http://docs.jquery.com/Manipulation On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 8:51 AM, Rick Faircloth <r...@whitestonemedia.com> wrote: Oh..so true. Didn't even think of it that way. Bummer.that means I've got to learn more JS! I've looked at some blogs and tutorials that deal with outputting JS, but they've all dealt with queries. Know of any resources that provide guidance for dealing with structs? My current CFC creates data from two queries and some single pieces of data and puts them into a struct. Parsing through that is proving to be a little more than I can figure out at this point. Is there any jQuery plug-ins that help deal with parsing and outputting JS data that I can use to by-pass writing raw JS? Projects are getting behind trying to figure out the AJAX approach.perhaps it's just time to shelve AJAX and go back to regular CF code for awhile. Thoughts? Thanks, Rick From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:jquery...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Charlie Griefer Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 11:23 AM To: jquery-en@googlegroups.com Subject: [jQuery] Re: Turning JSON-formatted AJAX data into data usable by ColdFusion you're overlooking the fact that CF executes on the server. JS executes on the client. When you get data returned from an AJAX call, you're on the client. You're in the realm of JS. There's no "converting" the data into a "usable" (CF) format at that point. All of the CF is done on the server (during the AJAX call, when you're returning JSON from the CFC). Once it's been returned to your jQuery, you'll be working with the data in JS (jQuery). On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 5:07 AM, Rick Faircloth <r...@whitestonemedia.com> wrote: Ok, so I'm at the point in using jQuery AJAX where I'm now returning complicated data of queries (multiple) and bits of data for use back on the calling page. In my CFC's, I use the returnFormat="json" to send data back properly json-formatted. However, now, I need to know how to get that json data back into a form that I can use with my CF knowledge. Such as looping queries, referring to data by "myQuery.name", etc. In other words, I want to get that json data back into my comfort zone. I need to know what technique to look at. I've looked over many resources and they all seem to offer a little different approach. I have no experience with which to evaluate these approaches. CFSON seems to be the most likely candidate. So, to get this json data (below--from one of my CFC functions), back into ColdFusion, what does everyone suggest? Thanks for *any* guidance! Rick Here's the data mentioned above--does using CFJSON translate this back into "ColdFusion format" without me having to write a bunch of js code to loop the code etc, to translate it? {"MONTH":2,"QGETSCHEDULE":{"COLUMNS":["DUTY_ID","DATE","AM_PM","AGENT_ID","POSITION","FIRST_NAME","L AST_NAME" ],"DATA":[[1677,"February, 28 2009 00:00:00","am",18,"primary","Mary","Fail"],[1678,"February, 28 2009 00:00:00","am",19,"alternate","Rebecca","Nottingham"],[1679,"February, 28 2009 00:00:00","pm",20,"primary" ,"Renea","Camper"],[1680,"February, 28 2009 00:00:00","pm",21,"alternate","Verjuana","Underwood"]]},"MESSAGE" :"Success","YEAR":2009,"SELECTED_DATE":"2009-02-01","QGETDUTYDATES":{"COLUMNS":["DATE"],"DATA":[["Fe bruary , 01 2009 00:00:00"],["February, 02 2009 00:00:00"],["February, 03 2009 00:00:00"],["February, 04 2009 00:00:00"],["February, 05 2009 00:00:00"],["February, 06 2009 00:00:00"],["February, 07 2009 00:00:00" ],["February, 08 2009 00:00:00"],["February, 09 2009 00:00:00"],["February, 10 2009 00:00:00"],["February , 11 2009 00:00:00"],["February, 12 2009 00:00:00"],["February, 13 2009 00:00:00"],["February, 14 2009 00:00:00"],["February, 15 2009 00:00:00"],["February, 16 2009 00:00:00"],["February, 17 2009 00:00:00" ],["February, 18 2009 00:00:00"],["February, 19 2009 00:00:00"],["February, 20 2009 00:00:00"],["February , 21 2009 00:00:00"],["February, 22 2009 00:00:00"],["February, 23 2009 00:00:00"],["February, 24 2009 00:00:00"],["February, 25 2009 00:00:00"],["February, 26 2009 00:00:00"],["February, 27 2009 00:00:00" ],["February, 28 2009 00:00:00"]]}} -- I have failed as much as I have succeeded. 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