I just picked up a single pdf download for 6.95. This way I can read through it and see if i like it or not
On 12/31/06, Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How much is the FAQU? > > > > > > > > > > > > "This e-mail is from Reed Exhibitions (Gateway House, 28 The Quadrant, > Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1DN, United Kingdom), a division of Reed Business, > Registered in England, Number 678540. It contains information which is > confidential and may also be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of > the > intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s) please > note > that any form of distribution, copying or use of this communication or the > information in it is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have > received this communication in error please return it to the sender or > call > our switchboard on +44 (0) 20 89107910. The opinions expressed within > this > communication are not necessarily those expressed by Reed Exhibitions." > Visit our website at http://www.reedexpo.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Quackenbush > To: CF-Talk > Sent: Sun Dec 31 00:23:46 2006 > Subject: Re: CF and OOP - Controller > > Jon, > > Thanks for the FAQU tip; it sounds like I definitely need to read the > article(s). I keep meaning to subscribe, but I keep forgetting to. > Hopefully I'll remember to do so when the next check comes in (before it's > all spent!) :-) > > You've definitely helped clear the muck a bit. I'm pretty sure that my > thinking is basically inline with your pointers and statements, just > possibly worded a bit differently. > > In the "old days", when the user submits a login form, I would simply have > the code written at the top of the action file that would check their > creds > and grant/deny access accordingly. Now that I'm moving to an OO-based > mindset (I realize that CF is not "true" OO), I want that code removed > from > the view. > > I have the userObject, but I don't allow it to access outside scopes. > Whatever it requires in the form of "outside" data must be passed in. > That's where, in my mind, the controller comes into play. It, to me, as > the > intermediary between the view and the model, has basically become the > replacement (for a lack of a better word) for the code that used to be at > the top of the view file. So now, the controller "intercepts" the page > request, grabs the username/password from the form scope, and sends it off > to the userObject to be verified/validated. > > I'm trying not to get too verbose here, so I'm not getting into the whole > DAO/Gateway portion of it, but the controller would also handle any > required > interaction with those as well before sending the request back to the > view. > > Anyways, I'll continue to plug away and learn all I can so that one day > when > I grow up I can maybe be a real programmer! LOL > > > Matt > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:265414 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4

