Yep, it certainly is possible
Stripping script_name from request_uri should leave you with the same data
that path_info should return
If that doesn't work, there's bound to be some combination that does - I can't
test it myself because I don't have CF.
jason
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brett Frisch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Linux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: path_info?
> Jason,
>
> Your second example is exactly what I need.
>
> eg: www.mysite.com/products.cfm/1 it would normally look like
> www.mysite.com/products.cfm?ID=1
>
> I need the path_info so I pull the ID from a url like this:
> www.mysite.com/products.cfm/1
>
> Currently, I can't get cf to return the path_info. Lets say I put in
> www.mysite.com/products.cfm/1 and have on my cf
> template: <cfoutput>#cgi.path_info#</cfoutput>. When submitted, I get a
> blank page. I can get things like cgi.server_name and cgi.script_name but
> no cgi.path_info. It was a known bug before sp1 and should have been fixed
> (the allaire forums say it was). For some reason its not. There's not
> much I can do as its my ISP's server. I guess what I'm looking for is some
> sort of an alternate route for capturing the path_info. Is it possible?
>
> Brett
>
>
>
> At 09:28 AM 2/24/01 +1000, you wrote:
> >It probably just seems that way because either CF or IIS have generally
always
> >incorrectly returned path_info
> >
> >The path_info env var is supposed to contain anything after the requested
> >script name, not the script name and preceding path itself
> >
> >eg:
> >
> >http://www.your.domain/script.cfm
> >
> >path_info should be empty
> >
> >http://www.your.domain/script.cfm/foo/bar
> >
> >path_info should contain /foo/bar
> >
> >What is your own understanding of what path_info should contain?
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Brett Frisch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: "CF-Linux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 8:33 AM
> >Subject: path_info?
> >
> >
> > >
> > > >I'm wondering if there is a substitute to cgi.path_info? My ISP has cf
> > > >linux sp2 on a cobalt box and cf won't report the path_info. Perl can
> > > >read it and output just fine but cf won't. I've called my ISP but they
> > > >haven't been able to get it to work. Is there something I can point my
> > > >isp too? Is there some else I can do to get this info into my cf
> > template?
> > >
> > > Thanks - Brett
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Brett Frisch
> > > Director of Design and Internet Technologies
> > > Web Design Works Inc.
> > >
> > > -------------------------------------------------
> > > http://www.webdesignworks.com
> > > 1-970-266-9401 [Phone]
> > > 1-970-266-8311 [Fax]
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> > > Fort Collins, CO 80525
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> > > --------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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