virtual directories respond to HTTP calls, in other words calls to IIS. Mappings are used by CF only. If you want a CF mapping to be available via HTTP, you have to create a virtual dir.
Doug On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 11:57:14 -0500, DURETTE, STEVEN J (AIT) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, I did some testing and found out that while the cfc does work, you > can't get information from it like you would if you by doing something > like http://localserver/mycfcdir/mycfc.cfc > > I'm thinking about seeing what happens when you have both a virtual > directory in iis and a mapping in ColdFusion. Which would win out. > Would it still work. > > Later, > Steve > > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Beynon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 6:55 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: CFCs and virtual directories. > > > yes that will work...of course, if you had a folder named siteModel off > the webroot it would work too, provided your '/' cfmapping goes to the > web root > > jb. > > > OK. So let's say i have a mapping in cf administrator called > > /siteModel. I should be be able to invoke a cfc by either > > > > <cfinvoke component="siteModel.myCFC" method="..."> > > > > or > > > > createObject("component","siteModel.myCFC") > > > > ? > > > > Dwayne > > > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > > From: "Jared Rypka-Hauer - CMG, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 01:54:55 -0600 > > > > >CFCs can be accessed in a few ways... > > > > > >Via the standard CF custom tag directory, a custom-custom tag > > >directory, or in the immediate folder of the calling template: > > >createObject("component","myCFC") > > > > > >Or in a folder below any of the above: > > >createObject("component","folder.from.current.location.myCFC") > > > > > >There's a very specific search order that governs where CFCs should > > be > > >located and how CF finds them if you only specify a CFC name. > > > > > >Check the livedocs here: > > >http://livedocs.macromedia.com/coldfusion/6.1/htmldocs/buildi12.htm > > > > > >Laterz, > > >J > > > > > > > > >On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 01:18:19 -0500, Dwayne Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > >> I thought tha this mapping issue was the problem with cfc's. > > Mapping works when your using <cfinclude>. I haven't wrapped most of > > my "cffunction" libraries with cfcomponent because of this issue of > > how to find them. Plus my "cfc's" don't contain instance data, I'm > > not using flash yet, and I'm not using webservices. So for me I > > works well to use <cfinclude> to include the set of <cffunction> > > before I make the call or include them in the application.cfm page. > > >> > > >> Dwayne. > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > >-- > > >Continuum Media Group LLC > > >Burnsville, MN 55337 > > >http://www.web-relevant.com > > >http://cfobjective.blogspot.com > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:191713 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
