I do this in my Application.cfm:
<!--- use Switch/Case to set variables based on server where app is running
--->
<cfswitch expression="#CGI.SERVER_NAME#">
<!--- This is the siteurl stuff for the load test box --->
<cfcase value="www.workingserver.com">
<cfscript>
//set DSN variable
request.GLDSN='mydsn';
request.siteurl='http://www.workingserver.com/';
request.securesiteurl='https://www.workingserver.com/';
request.pictureupload='\\unc\path';
request.filewrite='\\unc\path';
//mapping, below, is generally a cold fusion mapping set up
in the administrator
request.cfmapping='/mymapping/';
</cfscript>
</cfcase>
Then just create a case statement for each of the server environments.
The only problem I see is if both you and the other developer are using
"localhost" ... but then you don't need to send each other the
Application.cfm file every time, do you?
H.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Smith, Matthew P -CONT(DYN) [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 11:57 AM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: easy path question
>
> Unfortunately, I'm helping out with a site that another developer at a
> remote site wrote. We are bouncing files back and forth. I have some
> stuff
> dependent on paths and wanted to make it portable so differences on the
> site's root wouldn't affect functionality. A mapping is about the same as
> hard coding it.
>
> Thanks though.
>
> Matthew P. Smith
> Web Developer, Object Oriented
> Naval Education & Training Professional
> Development & Technology Center
> (NETPDTC)
> (850)452-1001 ext. 1245
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Owens, Howard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 1:35 PM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: easy path question
>
> Have you looked at mappings in the administrator?
>
> Here's what I do ...
>
> Setting a mapping in the administrator
>
> Then set this in the Application.cfm
>
> request.cfmapping="/mymapping/"
>
> Then in my code:
>
> <cfinclude template="#request.cfmapping#">
>
> hth
>
>
> H.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Smith, Matthew P -CONT(DYN)
> [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 11:33 AM
> > To: CF-Talk
> > Subject: easy path question
> >
> > I'd like to have an expression in Application.cfm that tells me the path
> > to
> > the current site, basically the web path to the directory Appication.cfm
> > is
> > in.
> >
> > So if we are in c:\interpub\wwwroot\subSite\Application.cfm
> >
> > And I call
> >
> > http://myserver.com/subSite/subdirectory/subsubDirectory/page.cfm
> > <http://myserver.com/subSite/subdirectory/subsubDirectory/page.cfm>
> >
> > I would have a var available in Application.cfm that resolves to:
> >
> > /subSite/
> >
> > Hmm, seemed simple but I'm not explaining it well... Basically the web
> > path
> > to Application.cfm, so I can set it to a var and append it like:
> >
> > #sitePath#subdirectory/subsubDirectory/page.cfm
> >
> > As the site may be moved to different directories.
> >
> > I know it's doable but mixing all the getBaseTemplateScriptNamePath
> > functions gets tricky for me.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Matthew P. Smith
> > Web Developer, Object Oriented
> > Naval Education & Training Professional
> > Development & Technology Center
> > (NETPDTC)
> > (850)452-1001 ext. 1245
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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