Dave, Were you refering to CFobject? I thought it would be really useful if there is an optional attribute to CFmodule, called remote something, with value of either FQDN or IP address. With regard to module type, it could be native CF code, or code developed in another language. I understand CFC has a remote attribute, nice. However, CFmodule is supported by CFML almost across board, I mean, most versions, if memory serves from CF4 and above while CFC is CFMX only. If I develop for CFMX only, sure, CFC, but if I want my utility to support most CF installations, I would naturally go for CFmodule, and use Dot Notation method.
One problem I foresee for this proposed attribute is that, I doubt CF4, CF5 even CFMX current version with Updates 3 has the ability to handle complex stuff like this: <cfmodule remote="12.23.45.67" name="Utility.scanThisDB" ds="callerDS" ...> How would the remote module named "scanThisDB" be able to handle the remote datasoure named "callerDS"? On another note, I was alerted with CFMX web service, frankly I don't like that approach at all, way too much overhead, have people looked at the example offered by MM about using web service? In the example, to call a web service to say "hell", I meant, "hello", it would take 39, 39 lines, what's this? computing? funny. To be objective, I must say, the concept is not bad, for it can possibly solve the problem I'm describing here, and maybe I need some patience, but again, I can't stand excessive overhead. Thanks. Li, Chunshen (Don) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
