If you used a front controller, you'd only have to type it once (per layout/theme). :-)
Setting variables in onRequestStart() is perfectly fine and dandy. It's often a problem when you use onRequestStart() to *render output*, though. (Yes, technically speaking, cfhttphead doesn't render output directly, but for all intents and purposes, it does.) On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 5:42 PM, Rick Faircloth <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Just output #application.whatever# in the js. > > Seems like when I first started trying to use CF variables in > JS, I couldn't. I'll have to revisit this approach. > > > So each page (or layout) simply does a <cfinclude > tempate="/includes/html_head.cfm" />. > > But with this approach, I still have to type that line on every > page in the app. With onRequestStart, I only have to type it once. > Is the reason *not* to set the variables in onRequestStart so that > they won't interfere with just such situations as mine? Or are there > other reasons where it causes problems? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Quackenbush [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 6:37 PM > To: cf-talk > Subject: Re: How to prevent cfhtmlhead content from being inserted into > cfmail... > > > It would be much better to use an include for your HTML <head> (in your > layout template) than to use cfhtmlhead in the app CFC. Also, there is no > reason to set all of those 'js_whatever' variables. Just output > #application.whatever# in the js. Your include file might look something > like so: > > <head> > <!-- all of your standard css/js links, scripts, etc., including the js > you've just shown --> > <title>bla bla</title> > </head> > > So each page (or layout) simply does a <cfinclude > tempate="/includes/html_head.cfm" />. > > HTH > > On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 5:28 PM, Rick Faircloth > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > I need variables like these (these are just part of the variables) > > on every page of the site, useable as CF and JS variables: > > > > <cfsavecontent variable = "jsVariables"> > > > > <!--- [ js version of cf variables ] ---> > > > > <cfset js_sitename = application.sitename /> > > <cfset js_website = application.website /> > > <cfset js_site_manager_dsn = application.site_manager_dsn /> > > <cfset js_client_dsn = application.client_dsn /> > > > > <cfoutput> > > > > <script type="text/javascript"> > > > > var js_sitename = '#js_sitename#'; > > var js_website = '#js_website#'; > > var js_site_manager_dsn = '#js_site_manager_dsn#'; > > var js_client_dsn = '#js_client_dsn#'; > > > > </script> > > > > </cfoutput> > > > > </cfsavecontent> > > > > <cfhtmlhead text = "#jsVariables#" /> > > > > > > Why would putting this code directly in the head of each page > > be better than using cfhtmlhead? > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Andrew Scott [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 4:19 PM > > To: cf-talk > > Subject: Re: How to prevent cfhtmlhead content from being inserted into > > cfmail... > > > > > > Rick that might be a good case to think about the application, and one > > reason why you need to keep things out of the Application.cfc that really > > don't need to be there. > > > > If you must continue with it, then you might need to look for a > conditional > > statement to not include the JS etc for the CFHTMLHEAD, but on the other > > side of your question you can use cfsavecontent to create a variable and > > use that with CFHTMLHEAD. > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Andrew Scott > > WebSite: http://www.andyscott.id.au/ > > Google+: http://plus.google.com/108193156965451149543 > > > > > > > > On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 4:26 AM, Rick Faircloth > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi, all... > > > > > > I've got a cfhtmlhead tag set up in my application CFC that > > > defines some JS variables for CF use and vice-versa. They're inserted > > into > > > the > > > head of every page. > > > > > > I noticed, when running an sequence involving an HTML form - jQuery > ajax > > > call - > > > CFC method - and JSON data return, that the JS variables are being > > inserted > > > into the JSON return data from the ajax call. This is throwing off my > > > "success" processing after the call. > > > > > > Is there any way to prevent the JS being output using cfsavecontent and > a > > > variable > > > in the CFC from ending up in the JSON data return? The CFMAIL is > > processed > > > fine > > > and the mail goes out, but the extra data beyond "success" in the JSON > is > > > preventing > > > and further JS statement from processing...basically, the > "Processing..." > > > message > > > isn't being hidden and the "Thank You" message isn't being shown after > > the > > > form > > > is processed and the mail is sent. > > > > > > I didn't want to get into all the code up front in case there's a > simple > > > way > > > to handle this. > > > > > > Thanks for any feedback! If you need to see some code, let me know! > > > > > > Rick > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:351295 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
