Yes they are available, however they do need to be in the Application scope, the initial post was just creating global variables which are not available to the CFC rather than Application variables. Similarly as someone has pointed out, the use of the variable was not surrounded with hashes so the literal word datasource was being used rather than the value of datasource
HTH On 21/02/07, Dwayne Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The artcile still does not address what I think is the root of the question > though. > > Are application variables availble inside a component (cfc) initiated within > that application root? > > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: "Dan Vega" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:31:55 -0500 > > > > >This is not an attempt to promote my work but I just posted an article about > >this a couple of days ago that I think you would benefit from. > > > >http://www.danvega.org/blog/index.cfm/2007/2/19/Avoid-Global-Data > > > >Dan Vega > >http://www.danvega.org/blog/ > > > >On 2/21/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >wrote: > >> > >> If I define a datasource variable in the application.cfm file in my > >> webroot > >> shouldn't that variable be available to a cfc inside my > >> webroot/components/ > >> directory? > >> > >> in webroot /application.cfm > >> <CFSET datasource = "database_01"> > >> > >> in webroot/components/some.cfc > >> > >> <!--- CFC forLa Dolce/Sting contest - ---> > >> <cffunction name="Expedition" access="public" returntype="query" > >> output="false"> > >> <cfquery datasource="datasource" name="Expedition"> > >> SELECT ID > >> FROM tbl_Ecotourism > >> </cfquery> > >> <cfreturn Expedition> > >> </cffunction> > >> > >> > >> ERROR IM GETTING > >> The following information is meant for the website developer for debugging > >> purposes. > >> > >> Error Occurred While Processing Request > >> Data source datasource could not be found. > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Deploy Web Applications Quickly across the enterprise with ColdFusion MX7 & Flex 2. Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/ Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:270308 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
