Cutter, Here is something that I wrote...
<cffunction name="GetUserData" access="public" output="true" displayname="Get User Data" hint="display the form the user will fill out to provide data about a User"> <!-- This function displays the form to be used to provide data for a User (primarily for editing) --> <!-- This function is not complete. Access restriction code has not been added yet. --> <cfargument name="Customer" type="numeric" required="true" default="THIS.CustomerIndex" displayname="Customer" hint="The Index of the Customer to which the USer will be addaed (key into the Company table)."> <cfquery datasource="#REQUEST.dbSource#" username="#REQUEST.dbUserName#" password="#REQUEST.dbPassword#" name="GetCompanyInfo"> SELECT * FROM Company ORDER BY CompanyName </cfquery> <cfoutput> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> function validateForm(form) { //This function goes through each of the form fields and determines if an entry has been made. //If an entry has not been made, it asks the user to confirm that the lack of entry was intentional. //If the user fails to confirm, the function returns a false. //Further modifications may include for the requirement of certain fields. //loop through each of the input fields and make sure a response has been given for each. for (var i = 0; i < (form.elements.length - 1); i++) { if (form.elements [i].value == "") { //if the field is blank form.elements[i].focus(); //set the focus to the field if (! window.confirm(form.elements[i].name + " does not have a value. Is this what you want?")) { //ask for confirmation of intentionally leaving it out return false; //if confirmation fails (the user hit cancel) then return false (preventing the submission) } } //end if (form.elements[i].value == "") } //end for loop } //end function validateForm function setEmployeeLogin() { formUserDataEntry.EmployeeLogin.value = formUserDataEntry.EmployeeFirstName.substring(0,0) + formUserDataEntry.EmployeeLastName; } function setEmployeePassword() { if (formUserDataEntry.EmployeePassword1.value == formUserDataEntry.EmployeePassword2.value) { formUserDataEntry.EmployeePassword.value = formUserDataEntry.EmployeePassword1.value } else { window.alert("Set and Confirm entries of Password do not match. Please re-enter."); formUserDataEntry.EmployeePassword1.value = ""; formUserDataEntry.EmployeePassword2.value = ""; formUserDataEntry.EmployeePassword1.focus(); } } </script> <form id="formUserDataEntry" name="formUserDataEntry" title="User Data Entry Form" action="Customer.cfc?method=AddUser" method="post" onSubmit="validateForm(this)"> <input id="inputUserIndex" name="EmployeeIndex" title="Employee Index" type="hidden" value="<cfif isDefined("THIS.UserIndex") >#THIS.UserIndex#</cfif>" /> <label id="labelInputFirstName" title="Label for First Name Input" for="EmployeeFirstName">First Name: <input id="inputFirstName" name="EmployeeFirstName" title="Employee First Name" type="text" size="12" maxlength="10" onchange="setEmployeeLogin()" value="<cfif isDefined ("THIS.FirstName")>#THIS.FirstName#</cfif>" /></label> <label id="labelInputMiddleInitial" title="Label for Middle Initial Input" for="EmployeeMiddleInitial">Middle Initial: <input id="inputMiddleInitial" name="EmployeeMiddleInitial" title="Employee Middle Initial" type="text" size="7" maxlength="5" value="<cfif isDefined("THIS.MiddleInitial") >#THIS.MiddleInitial#</cfif>" /></label> <label id="labelInputLastName" title="Label for Last Name Input" for="EmployeeLastName">Last Name: <input id="inputLastName" name="EmployeeLastName" title="Employee Last Name" type="text" size="17" maxlength="15" onchange="setEmployeeLogin()" value="<cfif isDefined ("THIS.LastName")>#THIS.LastName#</cfif>" /></label> <label id="labelInputTitle" title="Label for Title Input" for="EmployeeTitle">Title: <input id="inputTitle" name="EmployeeTitle" title="Employee Title" type="text" size="27" maxlength="25" value="<cfif isDefined ("THIS.Title")>#THIS.Title#</cfif>" /></label> <label id="labelInputEMail" title="Label for EMail Input" for="EmployeeEMail">EMail: <input id="inputEMail" name="EmployeeEMail" title="Employee EMail Address" type="text" size="52" maxlength="50" value="<cfif isDefined("THIS.EMail")>#THIS.EMail#</cfif>" /></label> <label id="labelInputAIM" title="Label for AIM Input" for="EmployeeAIMScreenName">AIM Screen Name: <input id="inputAIM" name="EmployeeAIMScreenName" title="Employee AIM Screen Name" type="text" size="17" maxlength="15" value="<cfif isDefined("THIS.AIM") >#THIS.AIM#</cfif>" /></label> <label id="labelInputTelephone" title="Label for Telephone Input" for="EmployeeTelephone">Telephone: <input id="inputTelephone" name="EmployeeTelephone" title="Employee Telephone" type="text" size="17" maxlength="15" value="<cfif isDefined("THIS.Telephone") >#THIS.Telephone#</cfif>" /></label> <label id="labelSelectCustomer" title="Label for Customer Select" for="Company">Customer: <select id="inputCustomer" name="Company" title="Customer" size="1"> <option id="CompanyDefault" title="Company Default" value="0">Select a Customer </option> <cfloop query="GetCompanyInfo"> <cfoutput> <option id="Company#CompanyIndex#" title="#CompanyName#" value="#CompanyIndex#"<cfif isDefined("THIS.Customer")><cfif #THIS.Customer# EQ #CompanyIndex#> selected</cfif></cfif>>#CompanyName#</option> </cfoutput> </cfloop> </select> </label> <label id="labelInputLogin" title="Label for Login Input" for="EmployeeLogin">Login: <input id="inputLogin" name="EmployeeLogin" title="Employee Login" type="text" size="18" maxlength="16" value="<cfif isDefined ("THIS.Login")>#THIS.Login#</cfif>" /></label> <label id="labelInputPassword1" title="Label for Password1 Input" for="EmployeePassword1">Password: <input id="inputPassword1" name="EmployeePassword1" title="Employee Password" type="password" size="17" maxlength="15" onchange="javascript:formUserDataEntry.EmployeePassword2.focus()" value="<cfif isDefined("THIS.Password") >#THIS.Password#</cfif>" /></label> <label id="labelInputPassword2" title="Label for Password2 Input" for="EmployeePassword2">Confirm Password: <input id="inputPassword2" name="EmployeePassword2" title="Confirm Employee Password" type="password" size="17" maxlength="15" onchange="setEmployeePassword()" value="<cfif isDefined("THIS.Password")>#THIS.Password#</cfif>" /></label> <input id="inputPassword" name="EmployeePassword" title="Employee Password" type="hidden" size="17" maxlength="15" value="<cfif isDefined("THIS.Password") >#THIS.Password#</cfif>" /> <input id="inputRole" name="EmployeeRole" title="Employee Role" type="hidden" value="3" /> <label id="labelButtonSubmit" title="Label for Submit Button" for="Submit"><button id="buttonSubmit" name="Submit" type="submit">Submit</button></label> </form> </cfoutput> </cffunction> Robert J. Polickoski Senior Programmer, ISRD Inc. (540) 842-6339 [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM - RobertJFP ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Cutter (CF_Talk)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2002 11:46:09 -0500 >Does anyone have an example of a CFComponent with a function that >returns HTML formatted output. Trying to write a function that performs >a query based on specific arguments then outputs a select box based upon >the query results as well as some of the other arguments. I'd like to >make it a web service but not sure if possible. (Documentation for this >stuff seems kinda limited on MM, though I might just be looking in the >wrong places.) > >Cutter > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting.