Mappings allow you to access a folder regardless of where it is physically on the server. We are in the process of creating a common repository with all of our cfc, java, custom tags, etc. The common repository is located outside of the web root (good idea for security reasons) and we have a mapping to it so we can access it. So what this means is that if I have to access a file in c:\inetpub\cfcfolder\ from a file in c:\inetpub\wwwroot, all I have to do is reference it like /cfcfolder/this.cfc to call the cfc. This is especially useful in the extends statement in cfc's as you cannot use "../" to go up a directory level. In the cfc example...as long as you don't have to refer to a cfc in a higher level directory in an extends statement, Ben Nadel has a great method of doing so without mappings.
Eric -----Original Message----- From: Richard Cooper [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 21 November 2006 09:18 To: CF-Talk Subject: CFC Mappings Hi, I'm having a moment and can't quite suss out the logical path works under Server Settings > Mappings in cf admin. For example if I have a folder: W:\inetpub\wwwroot\cfc What the purpose of the logical path and can it be anything... /cfcfolder for example? Lastly, is a restart need after setting up a new path? Thanks, R ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:261364 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
