No, that's not really the question. What's going on here is that people are serving a cfm file that generates the XML content dynamically. They're not storing an XML file with a ".cfm" extention. The CFML code is generating the XML string that is presented.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jake Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 9:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Writing XML files with a .cfm file Ah, very good point. So the question that remains then is how to CFFILE create an xml file with a .cfm extension that still acts like a .xml? Jake Dax C. Davis wrote: >It is more likely they are pointing to PHP files because they are creating >the RRS feed on the fly (so the latest is sent out). The PHP file is >outputting back to the requester the xml... > >Dax > >========================================================= >N: Dax C. Davis T: Senior Vice President >C: Imaginuity Interactive, Inc. P: (214) 413-3264 >A: 2934 Taylor Street F: (214) 413-3261 > Dallas, Texas 76226 USA E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >W: http://www.imaginuity.com/ >========================================================= > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >Of Jake >Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 8:05 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Writing XML files with a .cfm file > >I'm using CFFILE to write out an XML file on my blog (RSS feeds). I'm using >a .xml file extension. I've noticed that many blogs are using file >extensions like .php rather than .xml. > >I assume that this so that they can run the files through the server engine >and do stuff... like track clicks and whatnot. > >Am I correct? > >I noticed that when I change the CFFILE to write out a .cfm with the same >XML content. The feed validates no problem, and displays in IE no problem. >But it looks really funky in Firefox, not using the standard XML formatting >that FF adds. Any ideas why? > >Thanks! >Jake > >---------------------------------------------------------- >To post, send email to [email protected] >To unsubscribe: > http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberUnsubscribe.cfm >To subscribe: > http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberRegistration.cfm > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------- >To post, send email to [email protected] >To unsubscribe: > http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberUnsubscribe.cfm >To subscribe: > http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberRegistration.cfm > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe: http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberUnsubscribe.cfm To subscribe: http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberRegistration.cfm ---------------------------------------------------------- To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe: http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberUnsubscribe.cfm To subscribe: http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberRegistration.cfm
