REQUEST is essentially a (near) catch-all error that is defined as any error that occurs server-side other than a validation error. EXCEPTION is pretty much like a top-level CFCATCH in that it catches any uncaught exception. In fact, (if you specify EXCEPTION="Any" or don't specify an EXCEPTION value) it does pretty much the same thing as REQUEST except that it allows you to use CF functionality in your error template. However, you should still use a REQUEST CFERROR because, if the CF code in your EXCEPTION handler throws an exception, it can only be caught by REQUEST.
-- Mosh Teitelbaum evoch, LLC Tel: (301) 625-9191 Fax: (301) 933-3651 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.evoch.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 5:23 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: cferror > > > I guess the error type "request" is defined by an error occuring > when a page > is requested, but fails... > How is the "exception" error defined? > > Rick > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Brady [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 5:26 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: cferror > > > >One thing to watch out for, though - if your error page itself > generates an > >error, odd things might happen. I suspect that's the reason that > you can't > >use CFML tags and functions in a Request error page. If your site-wide > error > >handler page generates an error, the user will see the default raw error > >message page instead. > > We get around that this way: > > At the bottom of Application.cfm, we have two cferror tags. The > first one is > type="Exception" which allows us to e-mail the admin and provide error > diagnostic info. However, if that generates an error (for some > reason), the > second cferror tag is type="request" which basically puts up a page that > says "An error has occurred." without the CF error diagnostic stuff. > > Scott > -------------------------------- > Scott Brady > http://www.scottbrady.net/ > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
