Also I've worked with hundreds of MLS's and I do not remember one that hosted photos in this fashion. I would know as I was the one that wrote the custom code to get to the photos for the MLS's that hosted their own. Normally we would simply download the photos to our own servers and host them ourselves.
Wil Genovese Sr. Web Application Developer/ Systems Administrator CF Webtools www.cfwebtools.com [email protected] www.trunkful.com On May 14, 2012, at 3:23 PM, Les Irvin wrote: > > right... sorry to be unclear on that. > > On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 2:22 PM, Wil Genovese <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Ah, so you're accessing the MLS's Photo server? >> >> >> Wil Genovese >> Sr. Web Application Developer/ >> Systems Administrator >> CF Webtools >> www.cfwebtools.com >> >> [email protected] >> www.trunkful.com >> >> On May 14, 2012, at 3:19 PM, Les Irvin wrote: >> >>> >>> Problem is, I don't have access to the server other than to reference >>> it. They have a server that hosts the photographs, and another server >>> that hosts the html. So I can only reference the photos using a full >>> URL from another server entirely. >>> >>> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Christopher Watson <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hmmm... would it possible to just use the <cfdirectory> tag's list action >>>> on the root directory, with recurse=yes, type=file, and filter attribute? >>>> If all of the file names are of a consistent format, you could probably >>>> just find the right file with that one tag, knowing the property number. >>>> >>>> -Christopher >>>> >>>>> Not exactly a CF question per se, sorry... but... I'm trying to write >>>>> a formula in CF and my algebra skills are rusty. >>>>> >>>>> I'm working with a real estate MLS system that divides their online >>>>> photos, sequentially, into 256 different directories - numbered 1 >>>>> through 256. When they get up to directory 256, they start back again >>>>> at 1. When I asked for a reference table, they explained "we don't >>>>> have one, it just happens automatically". Trouble is, I need to >>>>> automatically find the photos armed only with the property number. >>>>> >>>>> For example (actual data): >>>>> property #794622 is placed in directory 254. >>>>> property #794623 is placed in directory 255. >>>>> property #794624 is placed in directory 256. >>>>> property #794625 is placed in directory 1. >>>>> property #794626 is placed in directory 2. >>>>> property #794627 is placed in directory 3. >>>>> ...and on and on sequentially... >>>>> >>>>> What formula can I use that will allow me to take any property number >>>>> (say 45 or 1023465 or 332495845745, etc, etc...) and find its >>>>> corresponding directory number? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance for indulging me on this one... >>>>> Les >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:351149 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
