> The documentation claims that GetCurrentTemplatePath()
> returns "The absolute path of the page that contains the
> call to this function, as a string."
> This is probably true of most callers, but it's not true
> when Application.cfm is the calling page. The returned
> path varies, depending upon which page implicitly includes
> Application.cfm.
> So, two questions:
> 1. Shouldn't there be a note in the docs that explains
> the behaviour of this method when called from
> Application.cfm?
> 2. Is expandPath("./") a reliable means of determining
> the Application.cfm's absolute path? If so, is it
> cross-platform? If not, what is?
If the value returned by getCurrentTemplatePath() ever changes from
Application.cfm, that's a bug.
The value of GetBaseTemplatePath() should exhibit the behavior you're
saying you're getting from GetCurrentTemplatePath() when called from
within Application.cfm...
However... getCurrentTemplatePath() will provide varried behavior when
it is called within a function -- when called within a function
created using <cffunction> it returns the path to the template
containing the cffunction tag. When called within a function created
using <cfscript> it returns the template in which the function is
called. Personally I think this is insane, but that's the way it is --
I suspect it's intended for CFC's.
You aren't by any chance creating a function which called
getCurrentTemplatePath() and then calling that function? Maybe in a
CFC?
No, expandPath() isn't, has never been and will never be a reliable
means of determining the absolute path to any file Application.cfm or
otherwise, because it expands the path from the base template -- imo
pretty much useless.
s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080
new epoch : isn't it time for a change?
add features without fixtures with
the onTap open source framework
http://macromedia.breezecentral.com/p49777853/
http://www.sys-con.com/author/?id=4806
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