> I am having an issue displaying my error message whenever my code throws an > error. It makes an HTTP request using GET to > access some XML, and if the status code is not 200 OK, then it should catch > that and display the error message. While the > request is being preformed, there is a "transition" page being displayed to > the user. The error-handling works, as I have used > Fiddler to verify the error and message, but the error content does not show > up in the browser. I am using ColdFusion MX7. Here > is the code: > > <pre> > <cftry> > <cfhttp url="#searchurl#" method="GET"> > <cfhttpparam type="Header" name="Accept-Encoding" value="deflate;q=0" > /> > <cfif cfhttp.statusCode IS NOT "200 OK" > > <cfthrow type="Any" detail="XML not returned" message="XML not > returned" /> > </cfif> > </cfhttp> > ... > <cfcatch type="Any"> > <div id="error_wrapper"> > <h1 id='error_title'>The search encountered error(s)</h1> > <cfoutput>#cfcatch.detail#</cfoutput></p> > </div> > </cfcatch> > </cftry> > </pre>
The variable CFHTTP.statusCode isn't available until after your CFHTTP tag. You're using it within that tag. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:331033 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
