> Firebug has given me more information, it is looking for the > CFC at "http://dev-pur/purDAO.cfc";. It is no longer at this > location. To make it work with the <cfajaxproxy...> tag I > moved it to the 'custom_tags' > directory which is not in the web root. > > I'm back to my original question. How do I chart a path from > my 'custom_tags' directory to my web root? I need to go up > one directory and down a different branch and I do not know > how to do this in dot notation. What is the equivalent of > "../"? Surely not "..." Or I guess I need to provide an > absolute path, but an absolute path from where? My web root? > My site root? My drive root? Do I include the drive letter > as part of the path?
An AJAX call, like any HTTP request, requires that the target of the request be a valid URL. If you want to invoke some file that's not in your web root or any subdirectories of your web root, you'll need a virtual directory configured in your web server. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Training: Adobe/Google/Paperthin Certified Partners http://training.figleaf.com/ WebManiacs 2008: the ultimate conference for CF/Flex/AIR developers! http://www.webmaniacsconference.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:298113 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
