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Anonymous
September 19, 2008
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confusion with cfinclude

  • September 19, 2008
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with reference to the tag <cfinclude>, is it correct that if the path given as part of the URL attribute starts with a "/" then the path is assumed to be a coldfusion mapping?
If thats correct then why am I able to see a page within the "test" directory under wwwroot.
I gave this tag:
<cfinclude template="/test/mypage.cfm"> where "test" is in the wwwroot folder.
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Correct answer Newsgroup_User
> with reference to the tag <cfinclude>, is it correct that if the path given as
> part of the URL attribute starts with a "/" then the path is assumed to be a
> coldfusion mapping?

No, not quote correct. It'll use a mapping if the path specified in the
template attribute MATCHES a mapping path. Otherwise it'll assume it's in
the webroot (which has a JRUN mapping "/" to it, so I suppose strictly
speaking you are correct, but missing the "/ is a mapping too" part).

What you're seeing is expected behaviour, anyhow.

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Adam

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Newsgroup_UserCorrect answer
Inspiring
September 19, 2008
> with reference to the tag <cfinclude>, is it correct that if the path given as
> part of the URL attribute starts with a "/" then the path is assumed to be a
> coldfusion mapping?

No, not quote correct. It'll use a mapping if the path specified in the
template attribute MATCHES a mapping path. Otherwise it'll assume it's in
the webroot (which has a JRUN mapping "/" to it, so I suppose strictly
speaking you are correct, but missing the "/ is a mapping too" part).

What you're seeing is expected behaviour, anyhow.

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Adam
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Daverms
Inspiring
September 19, 2008
It might be due to the "wwwroot" directory which I believe already mapped in your CFAdmin
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Daverms
Inspiring
September 19, 2008
Hi,

Have you created the required mapping here?.. That is., your logical path as "test" and physical path pointing towards your actual location of directory (i.e, c:\your_directory\test).

Make sure then have a go again.
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Anonymous
September 19, 2008
Yes thats exactly what my concern is. I dont have any mapping with the name /test then how is it working?
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