Why don't you just cfinclude the function/edf into both tags, Snake
-----Original Message----- From: Nick Tong - TalkWebSolutions.co.uk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 31 October 2006 16:33 To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: common funcs in custom tags / auto-execute on cfimport? How about defining/checking for the function in a prefuse action? On 31/10/06, Peter Boughton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That isn't my problem. > > > Okay, I'll explain things using a simple example... > > Two custom tags, tagA and tagB. > Either could be used first on different pages. > > Both tags use a function Func1. > > If I define Func1 in tagA, it doesn't exist when tagB is called first. > If I define Func1 in tagB, it doesn't exist when tagA is called first. > If I define Func1 in both tags, I've got multiple pieces of code to > update. > > The solution is to create a Script1, which defines the function. > However, I then have to execute Script1 somehow. > > Option 1 is to include Script1 in the tags, wrapped in If/IsDefined. > I want to avoid having to do that for every control I create. > > Option 2 is to include Script1 immediately after cfimport. > Better, but still an annoying requirement - having to put both on each > page. > > What I'd like is a third option, that would (ideally), let me have a > cfimport (or equivalent) in Application.cfc, and that would somehow > trigger a script to include Script1, and removes any requirement for > me to check for existance of Func1. > > But I don't know if that's feesible or how to figure out if it is or not. > > > > > >How about just putting the fuinction call inside of a cfif block in > >your main custom tag and check for the existence of the value in the > >request scope? > > > >Pete > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:258596 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
