I generally use it for debugging information, but have in the past put <cfinclude template="#footer#"> (the companion to <cfinclude template="#header#"> which is in Application.cfm). Also, if you're doing stuff like moving data in and out of persistent variable scopes, that's the perfect place to put your final processing.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Phillip Perry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 8:13 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: application.cfm? > > > Could you provide an example of why something like that would be used? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 8:06 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: application.cfm? > > > The short answer is that it's the same thing as > application.cfm with one > exception... application.cfm runs BEFORE all other templates but > onRequestEnd.cfm runs AFTER all other templates. > > -Novak > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tony Weeg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 4:57 PM > Subject: RE: application.cfm? > > > > pardon the dumb question, but since i have never > > had any formal cf training, whats an > > > > onRequestEnd.cfm file do? > > > > tw > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Matt Robertson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 7:50 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Re: application.cfm? > > > > > > I build one all the time, at least in the root folder of my app. > > Subfolders may not have their own application.cfm. > > > > Also always put in OnRequestEnd.cfm, too. > > > > --------------------------------------- > > Matt Robertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > MSB Designs, Inc., www.mysecretbase.com > > --------------------------------------- > > > > > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > > from: "Phillip Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 19:40:26 -0400 > > > > Hi, > > > > When is it worth it to make an application.cfm file? Do you > judge it on > > the > > size of the site or do you just build one everytime? I personally > > haven't > > seen a need for it, but I built a fairly large site in CF > about 3 years > > ago > > that I might bring back which almost completely relies on > CF (4.5). I'm > > just > > curious to see what the "norm" is. > > > > Thanks > > > > Phil > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists

