The logic used to derive those results should be decoupled from the display.
Matt Liotta President & CEO Montara Software, Inc. http://www.montarasoftware.com/ 888-408-0900 x901 > -----Original Message----- > From: Stacy Young [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 4:06 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: CFC output > > I agree with u Matt but I think he's trying to say that any logic used to > derive those html results are set in stone if the function is used to > output > html...Unless the function is solely used to format data which was > generated > from other function call(s). > > Stace > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Liotta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 1:45 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: CFC output > > If the HTML is meant to display in a browser then sending it to a Flash > front-end would be quite silly since Flash supports rendering very > little HTML. It would make more sense to create specific CFCs or > specific methods for each type of display you are interested in. Then > you don't have to worry about adding additional display types in future > causing problems for existing display types. > > Attempting to create generic objects that can handle current > requirements as well as unanticipated future requirements is one of the > easiest ways to destroy a software project. > > Matt Liotta > President & CEO > Montara Software, Inc. > http://www.montarasoftware.com/ > 888-408-0900 x901 > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 1:19 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: CFC output > > > > I never said it was a requirement - but rather something you should > > remember. In other words, not outputting and using cfreturn will work > in > > more ways then direct outputting, I'd always rather use that just in > > case I do add a Flash layer to my site. > > > > As it stands, we should probably just agree to disagree. ;) > > > > > ======================================================================= > > Raymond Camden, ColdFusion Jedi Master for Mindseye, Inc > > > > Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > WWW : www.camdenfamily.com/morpheus > > Yahoo IM : morpheus > > > > "My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is." - Yoda > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Matt Liotta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 11:49 AM > > > To: CF-Talk > > > Subject: RE: CFC output > > > > > > > > > Yes, but if your CFC is supposed to output HTML why would you > > > want to call it from Flash? There are many different valid > > > uses of CFCs and calling their functionality from Flash is > > > only one of them and certainly isn't a requirement. > > > > > > Matt Liotta > > > President & CEO > > > Montara Software, Inc. > > > http://www.montarasoftware.com/ > > > 888-408-0900 x901 > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
