They can't, and I'm 99% sure they never have been. The only code that can read an application variable is code that lives under a directory where the cfapplication tag with that application name. Many people store this info in an application-scoped Config CFC and pass that into whatever other CFCs need it.
On 9/21/07, Andrew Grosset <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I use the request scope for database name, username & password for > cfqueries since I believe application variables can be read by all on a > shared server - not sure if this is still the case though. > > Andrew. > > > > I store settings such > >as the applications database name in the application scope since it is > >global to all requests and does not change for the app. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Enterprise web applications, build robust, secure scalable apps today - Try it now ColdFusion Today ColdFusion 8 beta - Build next generation apps Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:289090 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
