Idiots guide to application.cfc

> Read Adam's references again. Pay particular attention to the onRequest function.

You beat me to it.

That said, I dunno why the links don't work just because of this.
Hyperlinks are a HTML construct which have no bearing and are not impacted
by however the underlying CF code is being called.

Hydrowizard:
What you you mean by "don't work"?

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Adam

Read Adam's references again. Pay particular attention to the onRequest function.

Hydrowizard,
it is indeed a good idea to move to Application.cfc. In any case, you should be aware of the following corrections to your original code:

Application.cfm (with capital A)
OnRequestEnd.cfm (with capital O, R, E)
name = "mynew_app" (avoid space in application name)
avoid HTML tags in Application.cfm and OnRequestEnd.cfm

Having said that, your example might be translated into the following Application.cfc. There is a full example of Application.cfc in the livedocs. Have a look at it.

First, you transferred code that was supposed to run at the end of a request to one that is supposed to run at the end of a session.

Second, while not manadatory, it is a good idea to use the var keyword whenever setting a variable. This keeps it local and prevents the unintentional overwriting of variables in the calling template.

Third, the way I understand it, the this keyword applies to the entire cfc, not just the function. Also, it means that the variable value can be changed outside the function. Sometimes you want that, sometimes you don't. Changing the application name every time you start a session is probably something you don't want.

> The code is my very simple application.cfm and onrequestend.cfm how do I
> combine them into an application.cfc? Thank you

1) RTFM, which covers this:
http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/appFramework_03.html and specfically
this: http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/appFramework_15.html
2) Come back if - having done some background investigation - something is
still not clear.

This is a pretty simple requirement you have here, so just by following the
docs, you should get it sorted quickly.

It's always better in the first instance to try to help yourself, rather
than getting someone else to help you, because one learns more by DIY.

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Adam

You can have a onRequestEnd function in your application.cfc.