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June 29, 2010
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CFTextArea rich text not displaying content, but visible in source

  • June 29, 2010
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Environment:  ColdFusion 9 Standard, Windows Web Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2008, Dedicated Server (not shared).  I have complete control over all aspects of the server.

Problem:  Trying to implement the built in cftextarea rich text editor for my sites CMS but can't seem to get it working properly.

I've tried it with existing CFM forms and with a new CFM form on a blank page using basic, minimum attributes and get the same result both ways.

The form shows an area defined by the height and width attributes, but does not show the contents of the content variable.  However, when I view the rendered source, the content is there.  Also, the JavaScript created by the cftextarea is visible in source, along with the content.

Here is the current code:

<tr>

<td colspan=2><cftextarea enabled="yes" html="yes" richtext="yes" name="contentvalue" toolbar="Default" height="400" width="800" value="#form.contentvalue#"></cftextarea></td>

</tr>

I can resolve /CFIDE/scripts in my browser for the current site (virtual directory).
The content is being rendered in source, but is not visible on the page.  Also the rich text toolbar is not being created/rendered.   Can anyone shed any light on this please?
Thanks!

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    June 29, 2010

    Solved.  Turns out i needed to add /CFIDE into my "exclusions" from ISAPI Rewrite's .htaccess file.