Aaron:
I don't use DW and I'm not familiar with Web Assist's eCart... so I'm
afraid I can't really be of help there.
What I can tell you is yes, you can instantiate a CFC using
createObject(), and invoke methods via the <cfinvoke> tag afterwards.
On 10/26/06, Aaron Roberson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Charlie,
>
> My reason for opting for cfobject is a bit unique. I am working with
> tech support at Web Assist for their eCart product. Currently, it does
> recognize CFC Queries as recordsets. I have noticed that Dreamweaver
> does recognize CFC Queries when using placing <!--- CFC Query ---> as
> a comment between <cfinvoke></cfinvoke> tags.
>
> This made me think that WA eCart could recognize CFC Queries in the
> same way. However, I don't want to invoke my component each time I
> invoke one of its methods. Therefore, I was thinking of using cfobject
> to instantiate the component and cfinvoke to call the method and place
> the DW specific comment between the tags.
>
> I'm not even sure if Web Assist will implement such a compatability
> feature, but that is what I suggested to them.
>
> Is it possible to use createobject instead of cfobject and then use
> the variable name for the object as the component name in cfinvoke?
> Here is an example of what I am asking:
>
> <cfset gateway = createObject("component", "myCFC").init(application.dsn) />
> <cfinvoke component="gateway" method="getRecordset"
> returnvariable="qRecordset"><!--- CFC Query ---></cfinvoke>
>
> Unfortunately, Dreamweaver doesn't even support using createObject or
> <cfobject>. When I place the DW comments between the <cfinvoke /> tags
> when specifying the component name as the cfobject name or
> createObject variable name Dreamweaver says that the component could
> not be found it and does not display the recordset in the Bindings tab
> of the Application panel. I submitted a feature request to Adobe, but
> who knows when they will even look at it and how much longer still
> until they do something about it (not a slant on Adobe's team, just a
> reality when dealing with a corporation that size). I'm wondering what
> CFEclipses support of these things is like?
>
> -Aaron
>
> On 10/26/06, Charlie Griefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > i believe you'd need a <cfinvoke> for your init() method.
> >
> > so you need to insert <cfinvoke> before the one you have listed.
> > <cfinvoke component="gateway" method="init" dsn="#application.dsn#" />
> >
> > just out of curiousity...any reason you want <cfobject> over the
> > createObject() way? I'm sure when it all boils down you'll have 6 of
> > 1, half-dozen of the other...but at the very least, the createObject()
> > allows the method chaining so it's easier to invoke the init() when
> > you first instantiate your CFC.
> >
> > I've also read (I think Sean C. said it) that the method chaining
> > syntax is a little "tighter" as it prevents any race condition issues
> > that may arise (especially if you're creating your CFC into the
> > application scope).
> >
> > On 10/26/06, Aaron Roberson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I have been creating and invoking my CFCs like such:
> > >
> > > <cfset gateway = createObject("component",
> > > "appName.path.cfc").init(application.dsn) />
> > > <cfset qRecordset = gateway.getRecords() />
> > >
> > > But I am considering using <cfobject> instead. Here is a comparison:
> > >
> > > <cfobject name="gateway" component="appName.path.cfc">
> > > <cfinvoke component="gateway" method="getRecords"
> > > returnvariable="qRecordset">
> > >
> > > The only problem is that I don't know how to pass the datasource name
> > > to the init function upon creating the object using <cfobject>.
> > >
> > > What am I missing? Any help would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Aaron
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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