He means users of you app want to control the formatting on the site, without having to change any CF templates. So instead of having a mess of CF to format all the HTML, you have a mess of templates written in his templating language to format the HTML. Users can edit those template via the web interface, and Jon needn't worry about them running malicious CF code.
It also helps keep logic out of your display templates, because they can't do anything except display stuff. Makes for a real 'V' in an MVC app, rather than a 'V' that is only separated from the 'C' by some developer "good faith". cheers, barneyb On 11/17/05, Munson, Jacob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't think you are coming across as negative... the problem I'm > > solving for is that I have written systems where the end user wants to > > "access" various variables and queries in my CF based system. I don't > > want to let the user edit ColdFusion code becuase they'd be able to > > access just about anything in my application. Using this tool, I can > > tell them sure - here's the directions how to do it. That allows me to > > not have to worry about the user trying to access my coldfusion > > resources or writing infinite loops... and the user is happy because > > they are able to pick and choose which variables they tap into and can > > write custom templates that assemble data that I've exposed in my > > system.... > > Sounds like a job for web services (which CF already supports, and it's > very easy to build). > -- Barney Boisvert [EMAIL PROTECTED] 360.319.6145 http://www.barneyb.com/ Got Gmail? I have 100 invites. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:224534 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
