> Lets say for example I have a component called baseapp.cfc sitting in > the web root. I also have an application.cfc in a directory named > /blog. If I want the application.cfc to extend the baseapp.cfc, I have > to use the following syntax: > extends="/.baseapp"
You shouldn't need the slash or the dot, just extends="baseapp", if it's in the web root. > Along the same lines of thought, is there a way to extend a component > without knowing it's exact location? Lets say that the blog directory > is now a subdirectory of /myapps. I want an application.cfc that is in > /myapps/blog/admin to extend the application.cfc sitting one level up > in /myapps/blog. I don't know if the blog directory is in the root of > the site, in myapps, or in some other location. All I know is that the > application.cfc I want to extend is one directory up. Is there a way > to do relative inheritance? > > I expect the answer is no. The answer is no, as you expected. 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 our training centers, online, or onsit ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:331169 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
