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I am getting an error with my application.cfc file for my database. I am using coldfusion 10 on a windows machine. This application file works on cf 9 and 8 and I do not know what the problem is now. I get the error:
"
Error Occurred While Processing Request
Element DATASOURCE is undefined in APPLICATION."
This is my code and I have tried too make it work 2 ways:
<cfcomponent>
<cfset This.name = "My App">
<cfset This.datasource ="1093644">
<cfset This.clientmanagement="True">
<cfset This.loginstorage="Session">
<cfset This.sessionmanagement="True">
<cfset This.sessiontimeout="#createtimespan(0,0,10,0)#">
<cfset This.applicationtimeout="#createtimespan(5,0,0,0)#">
<cfset THIS.setClientCookies = "1">
<cfset THIS.setDomainCookies = "1">
<cfset THIS.scriptProtect = "All">
<cfsetting showdebugoutput="yes" />
<cffunction name="onApplicationStart" output="false" access="public">
<cfset APPLICATION.EncryptionKey = "S3xy8run3tt3s" />
<cfscript>
APPLICATION = structNew();
//site-wide datasource(s)
APPLICATION.datasource = "1093644";
strArgs = structNew(); // flush strArgs
strArgs.datasource = APPLICATION.datasource;
return true;
</cfscript>
</cffunction>
I am trying to call it up with my queries like this:
<cfquery name="myQuery" datasource="#APPLICATION.datasource#" dbtype="ODBC">
This is a stupid error and I can't figure it out. I also tried doing this to put the db into the component:
<cfscript>
THIS.name = "myApp";
THIS.datasource = "1093644";
THIS.sessionManagement=true;
THIS.clientManagement=true;
THIS.applicationTimeout = createTimeSpan(0,0,20,0);
THIS.loginStorage = "session";
THIS.sessionTimeout = createTimeSpan(0,0,20,0);
if( isdefined('session') AND structkeyexists(session, 'times_logged_on')
AND session.times_logged_on gte 3 ) THIS.sessiontimeout =
createtimespan(0,0,10,0);
THIS.setClientCookies = 1;
THIS.setDomainCookies = 1;
THIS.scriptProtect = "All";
THIS.secureJSON = false;
THIS.secureJSONPrefix = "";
THIS.mappings = createMappings(pathPrefix="/");
</cfscript>
This app is on a mysql db. If I just use a query with the db name in it, it works. It's not liking my application.cfc code.
Can anyone help me figure out what the issue is? This is also on a shared hosting server.
Thank you.
1 Correct answer
APPLICATION = structNew();
That line is incorrect, so delete it. APPLICATION is already defined, as it is an in-built structure in ColdFusion.
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APPLICATION = structNew();
That line is incorrect, so delete it. APPLICATION is already defined, as it is an in-built structure in ColdFusion.

