Hi I have just been trying what you suggested, and it works but not 100% as of yet.
If the login is successfull I set a session variable in the login check page <cfset session.security = "#Security.Division#"> 'the division variable is from the itadmin table' and contains teama, teamb values. Then in the actual linkdisplay page I use the following query <CFQUERY name="list" datasource="intranetv8"> SELECT * FROM itlinks WHERE linkarea='#URL.area#' AND security='#session.security#' OR security = 'all' </CFQUERY> However this is not working, I am not getting any error messages, just I cant see the link I have just added even though I should as my security field in my itlinks table is the same as my session variable from the varaiable I set up from my login information when I logged in. Cant really see why this is occuring? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Candace Cottrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 3:12 PM Subject: Re: Personaliztion with Coldfusion ? > On your login page you'd set the session variable. > > If the login is successful..... > > <cfset session.views = "#queryName.Division#"> > > > > > Then you'd use the following on the page that displays the documents > > <CFQUERY name="docs" datasource="intranetv8"> > SELECT docid, doctitle, docsummary, docpath, docView_type > FROM itdocs > WHERE category2='#URL.category2#' > AND > views='#session.views#' > OR > views = 'all' > </CFQUERY> > > > Any of the "big dogs" please correct me if I'm wrong ;) > > > Candace K. Cottrell, Web Developer > The Children's Medical Center > One Children's Plaza > Dayton, OH 45404 > 937-641-4293 > http://www.childrensdayton.org > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/3/2002 10:00:03 AM >>> > I am still using Coldfusion 4.5, so CFMX is not a practical solution in > the > short term. > > So from what has been suggested. > > Yes I have a field called views in the documents (itdocs) table. When > they > add the document through a html form there is a select box field with > 3 > options the user has to select > > <option value=teama>Available to Team A</option> > <option value=teamb>Available to Team B</option> > <option value=all>Available to Everybody</option> > > The value they select populates the views field in the documents > (itdocs) > table. > > When you state you can set up a session variable. Where would this > value > come from? > > In the user table holding their profile information there is a field > called > division. This contains either Teama or Teamb for each user. > > So could this be used? > > > And is the above the most efficient way of creating as Ben Forta calls > it > Explicit Personalization ?? or are there better more elegant approaches > of > achieving the above? Because the same (i.e. who is able to view the > content) would have to be done for when a user adds a record to the > download > table or a news article. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm
