We ARE web developers (most of us). An absolute URL (historically speaking) refers to a full url (http://www.andyandjaime.com/index.cfm) as opposed to a relative URL (index.cfm).
<!----------------//------ andy matthews web developer ICGLink, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 615.370.1530 x737 --------------//---------> -----Original Message----- From: Denny Valliant [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 9:57 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Question about relative and root links On 4/28/06, Dave Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Ah, that explains my confusion with that setting sometimes. > > > > I prefer that if it starts with a slash, it's absolute. Site > > root relative? > > > > Why not just call a URL a URL? I mean, I'm all for enriching > > the language and all, but sheesh. Site root relative is > > still absolute. I don't see anything relative about it. I'll > > end with "site root relative" is just plain silly, and > > calling a URL an absolute path is almost as silly. Maybe more so. > > ;-) > > First, stating a preference is not the same as making an argument. You > haven't given any reason why your beliefs about syntax should be accepted > by > everyone else. I didn't know it was a debate. I was just stating a preference. And making a comment on the relativeness of the site root. I mean, sure it's relative from some point, but then again, so is "/". I didn't mean you were silly, if it came across that way. Second, you can quickly find out the difference between a site-root-relative > path and an absolute path by copying an HTML page with the former from one > server to another, and seeing how things work. An absolute file system path? Or absolute path as in the full URL, including protocol? Damn it, now I'm confused. I get the point though, I think, if you mean a site where you have to replace /something with /somethingelse all over the place. That's why I too like the "set the paths in the application.cfc" type deal, since you gotta have 'em usually anyways. Why not use variables and change them instead. :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:239159 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
