Honestly, I would not rely on CGI.Anything to identify your users. Ask them to sign in once, or select their domain on the front end, and just create a cookie on their machine.
If you have some other reason to stick with the CGI.HTTP_HOST, then I would look into doing a <cfswitch> statement, with a default of some generic DSN so a user wont generate an error coming from some place you are not expecting. Just my $.02 Chris Peterson Gainey Corporation -----Original Message----- From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 11:28 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: App Organizational Question... Hi, all. Would it be better to identify users of a common app by CGI.HTTP_HOST and put in my Application.cfm (yes, .cfm. CF 4.5 here) lines such as: <CFIF CGI.HTTP_HOST contains "bodaford_homes.com"> <CFSET DSN = "bodaford_homes"> <CFIF> or Should I automate the process of DSN identification by using a MID function to select the domain name from the CGI.HTTP_HOST variable. (Pseudo code, because I can't remember right off how to select the string to the left of the last "." in the domain name). :o/ ) <CFSET DSN = (characters to the left of the last "." and, if present, after the next "." to the left, or the "/" to the left of the domain, in case someone types in the URL without using www, such as http://bodafordhomes.com)> With this second approach, I don't have to modify the .cfm every time I add a new client to use the app. The first approach requires a new <CFIF> statement based on the domain name and DSN that I set up. Which way would be preferable? Pitfalls to each? Perhaps a better approach than either of these two? (It's too bad CF 8 isn't out now so I could make this major shift in how I develop apps along with learning to employ CF8. but alas, I have to strike while the iron's hot.) Thanks, Rick ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:266118 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
