Now I know why you make the big bucks, James! :o) Thanks...
-----Original Message----- From: James Holmes [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 9:47 PM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: How to handle CF variables in JS (jQuery) external files... Use the .cfm extension instead of .js. mxAjax / CFAjax docs and other useful articles: http://www.bifrost.com.au/blog/ 2009/9/9 Rick Faircloth <[email protected]>: > > Hi, all. > > > > I've decided to try to use some external .js files for a login routine for a > site management area > > instead of repeating the jQuery code on every page checking for login status > and running ajax > > login routines. > > > > I just realized, however, that when I put my jQuery code into an external > .js file, that CF will no longer > > process the CF variables I use in the jQuery code, typically for the > #application.dsn# variable, as in: > > > > $(document).ready(function() { > > > > values = { dsn: '<cfoutput>#application.dsn#</cfoutput>' } > > > > When that code is part of a .cfm file, of course the #application.dsn# is > processed, > > but in the external .js file, it's not. > > > > Other than hard-coding the dsn name into the value for the js, what > alternative is there > > for this situation? > > > > Thanks for any suggestions. > > > > Rick > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------- > > "Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not." - > Thomas Jefferson > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:326128 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
