To lock a file you would use the name attribute instead of the scope. Use type="exclusive" to write the file, and type="read" (or is it readonly?) to read the file
~~ Stephenie Hamilton Macromedia Certified ColdFusion Professional CFXHosting > |-----Original Message----- > |From: FlashGuy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > |Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 11:27 AM > |To: CF-Community > |Subject: RE: <cflock & <cfparam > | > | > |I read Ben Forta's article and I'm not sure how to apply a > |<cflock...> to a <cffile? > | > |What "type" or "scope" do I use? > | > |My <cffile uses "read" & write" actions. > | > | > |On Wed, 9 Oct 2002 11:10:56 -0400, Stephenie Hamilton wrote: > | > |> You need to use lock's around all shared scope variable (setting or > |> reading) which are session, application and server. A > |great article on > |> this is Ben Forta's "Lock it or Lose it" which you can read here: > |> http://www.sys-con.com/coldfusion/article.cfm?id=135 > |> > |> Check his site for other great articles: > |> http://forta.com > |> > |> > |> ~~ > |> Stephenie Hamilton > |> Macromedia Certified ColdFusion Professional > |> CFXHosting > |> > |> > |> > |> > |> > |> > |-----Original Message----- > |> > |From: FlashGuy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > |> > |Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 9:56 AM > |> > |To: CF-Community > |> > |Subject: <cflock & <cfparam > |> > | > |> > | > |> > |I'm setting session variables and using <cflock > |> > | > |> > |<cflock type="exclusive" scope="session" timeout="5"> > |> > | <cfset SESSION.variable1 = "something1"> > |> > |</cflock> > |> > |<cflock type="exclusive" scope="session" timeout="5"> > |> > | <cfset SESSION.variable2 = "something2"> > |> > |</cflock> > |> > | > |> > |I'm also using <cfparam which is being picked up with a > |> > |<cfdirectory. Do I have to wrap the <cfparam with a > |<cflock also? > |> > | > |> > |<cfparam name="dir" default="d:\"> > |> > | > |> > | > |> > | > |> > |--------------------------------------------------- > |> > |Colonel Nathan R. Jessop > |> > |Commanding Officer > |> > |Marine Ground Forces > |> > |Guatanamo Bay, Cuba > |> > |--------------------------------------------------- > |> > | > |> > | > |> > | > |> > | > |> > | ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
