confusion with cfinclude

[Guest]

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.

[Daverms]

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.

[Guest]

Yes thats exactly what my concern is. I dont have any mapping with the name /test then how is it working?

[Daverms]

It might be due to the "wwwroot" directory which I believe already mapped in your CFAdmin

[Newsgroup_User · Accepted solution]

> 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