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Anonymous
September 3, 2008
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cfcalendar error

  • September 3, 2008
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INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR: An invalid or illegal XML character is specified.

12 : <cfcalendar name="" selecteddate="#form.selectdate#" startrange="#form.startdate#" endrange="#form.enddate#" mask="MM/DD/YYYY" daynames="S,M,T,W,T,F,S" monthnames="January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December" width="200" height="150">
13 : <cfinput name="startdate" type="datefield">
14 : <cfinput name="enddate" type="datefield">
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    Newsgroup_User
    Inspiring
    September 5, 2008
    just ask them to check that an IIS virtual directory pointing to the
    CFIDE folder is created for your website.

    Azadi Saryev
    Sabai-dee.com
    http://www.sabai-dee.com/
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    Anonymous
    September 5, 2008
    Hi again. I am convinced that something needs to be fixed on the server. Time to log a ticket with Hostmysite.
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    Inspiring
    September 5, 2008
    idesdema wrote:
    > Hi again. I am convinced that something needs to be fixed on the server.
    > Time to log a ticket with Hostmysite.


    Azadi wrote:
    > is your CFIDE folder properly mapped in your webserver/website?
    > did you test your code in FireFox+Firebug?

    Azadi's first response did not appear until after I posted, but I suspect he is 100% correct.
    N
    Newsgroup_User
    Inspiring
    September 5, 2008
    this worked in IE7 with no doctype, html, head or body tags:

    <cfform name="form1">
    <cfcalendar name="selectedDate1" selecteddate="09/01/2008"
    mask="MM/DD/YYYY"
    daynames="S,M,T,W,T,F,S" monthnames="January, February, March, April, May,
    June, July, August, September, October, November, December" width="200"
    height="150">
    <cfinput name="startdate1" type="text">
    <cfinput name="enddate1" type="text">
    </cfform>
    <br />
    <br />
    <cfform name="form2">
    <p>Start Date: <cfinput name="startdate2" type="datefield"></p>
    End Date: <cfinput name="enddate2" type="datefield">
    </cfform>

    is your CFIDE folder properly mapped in your webserver/website?
    did you test your code in FireFox+Firebug?

    Azadi Saryev
    Sabai-dee.com
    http://www.sabai-dee.com/
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    Anonymous
    September 4, 2008
    I copied and pasted the code. Maybe I need to define the doctype with a meta?

    http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/7/htmldocs/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=ColdFusion_Documentation&file=00000279.htm
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    Inspiring
    September 5, 2008
    You did not answer the question about the error. What type of error is it? It does not look like your standard CF error.

    I did not do anything special with the code. It worked exactly as is - no extra code or tags, with MX 7,0,2,142559. Are you able to use flash forms at all, like one with a single "text" field?
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    Anonymous
    September 4, 2008
    I copied and pasted the code. Maybe I need to define the doctype with a meta?

    http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/7/htmldocs/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=ColdFusion_Documentation&file=00000279.htm
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    Anonymous
    September 4, 2008
    2 errors


    Line: 4
    Char: 1
    Error: Syntax error

    Line: 17
    Char: 1
    Error: Object expected
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    Inspiring
    September 4, 2008
    idesdema wrote:
    > 2 errors
    > Line: 4
    > Char: 1
    > Error: Syntax error

    What type of error is that? It looks like a javascript error to me.

    Did you run the _exact_ example posted?
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    Anonymous
    September 4, 2008
    Couple things here... I am using cf7 so the datefield is not going to work is it? I did try that approach with my form format="flash" and still got the same error.

    Also, I agree on the limitations of the datefield popup. However, I'll be using it for a very small timeframe and in this case it presents a good option for data validation and improved user experience. I don't want to get into jquery... you already know this!!! :)
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    Inspiring
    September 4, 2008
    idesdema wrote:
    > Couple things here... I am using cf7 so the datefield is not going to work is it? I did try that
    > approach with my form format="flash" and still got the same error.

    The documentation says datefield is only allowed with flash forms. Are you certain you are using format="flash"? I tried the example from the documentation and it works fine with MX 7,0,2,142559 .
    http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/7/htmldocs/00000279.htm

    <cfform name="myForm" format="flash">
    <cfinput name="startDate" type="datefield" label="date:" mask="mm/dd/yyyy"/>
    </cfform>
    N
    Newsgroup_User
    Inspiring
    September 4, 2008
    you do not need the cfcalendar tag to have a pop-up calendar - just need
    a datefield type cfinput:

    <cfform name="form2">
    Start Date: <cfinput name="startdate2" type="datefield">
    </cfform>

    i personally see little value in cfcalendar tag in html forms. i also do
    not like the limited functionality of datefield pop-up calendars, like
    in order to go to a different year you have to scroll through all the
    months! they should have made the month and year as drop-down selectors.

    my personal favourite is the datepicker jquery plug-in, which is part of
    jQueryUI ( http://ui.jquery.com/): http://docs.jquery.com/UI/Datepicker


    Azadi Saryev
    Sabai-dee.com
    http://www.sabai-dee.com/
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    Anonymous
    September 4, 2008
    I use cfinput all the time. I am confused on cfcalendar... I basically copied the livedocs code for cfcalendar. I guess I don't understand how I get the calendar popup if I change the cfinput type.

    I am going bonkers over here. Really I just want a basic sample of how to use cfcalendar. I am all excited about the tag and yet can't figure it out. That's why I don't understand the livedocs code not working for me. Usually its pretty straightforward. I think I may be trying to use a flash form on an html page.

    I dunno... A very basic example would help me in this case.
    N
    Newsgroup_User
    Inspiring
    September 4, 2008
    datefield cfinput type in html forms is supported in cf8 only.
    in cf mx 7 datefield type is supported in flash form only.
    before cf mx 7 datefield type did not exist.

    Azadi Saryev
    Sabai-dee.com
    http://www.sabai-dee.com/
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