A designer needs it for a flash photo gallery. He wants to grab the results as XML from the CFC. I'm not sure if he knows what he is doing but this is what he wants. *shrug*
I tried the the cfsavecontent but when I did a cfdump it treated it as a string instead of XML. Is there any way to change that? I ask because I'm not sure if Flash will recognize it either. On 5/11/05, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a query in a CFC that needs the results to be put > > into XML and > > returned to the calling page. Every thing I try gives me > > errors and I > > haven't found any thing on the web that helps. Any > > examples of how to > > do this would be great. > > > By the way, I'm new to CFCs and XML so ignorance is most > > likely my problem. :-\ > > You _probably_ need the xml you return as a string (not a ColdFusion > XML object) to then pass to a webservice on someone else's server. Am > I right? > > You can either use <cfxml> which will produce an error if the xml is > invalid and then use toString() to return the text of the xml, or you > can use <cfsavecontent> to generate the packet, which won't produce > any errors if the xml is invalid, but doesn't require you to conver > it. > > Here are samples: > > <cffunction name="getXML"> > <cfquery ...>...</cfquery> > > <cfxml variable="mypacket"> > <packet> > <cfouptut query="..."> > <more><nodes /></more> > </cfoutput> > </packet> > </cfxml> > > <cfreturn toString(mypacket)> > </cffunction> > > Or > > <cffunction name="getXML"> > <cfquery ...>...</cfquery> > > <cfsavecontent variable="mypacket"> > <packet> > <cfouptut query="..."> > <more><nodes /></more> > </cfoutput> > </packet> > </cfsavecontent> > > <cfreturn mypacket> > </cffunction> > > hth, good luck :) > > 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://www.fusiontap.com > http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:206412 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
