David, don't worry, it works for me.
On 6/6/07, David Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> So from what you have there, the line of code in the included file:
> request.applicationRoot =
> getDirectoryFromPath( getCurrentTemplatePath() );
>
> is the one to get you the root of the application?
>
> I would expect:
> expandPath("/")
>
> to give you that too, no matter where in the application you run it,
> from a .cfm or a .cfc, 1 folder deep or 10 folders deep
>
> I have only tested this on my dev machine, and it returns "C:\Inetpub
> \wwwroot\", which is my web root, no matter where I called it from
>
> What did you get when you tried that snippet in your testing?
>
> On Jun 6, 6:53 pm, "Taco Fleur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Created application-root.cfm with following code
> >
> > <cfscript>
> > request.applicationRoot = getDirectoryFromPath(
> getCurrentTemplatePath() );
> > request.applicationRoot = reReplaceNoCase( request.applicationRoot, "(
> > \\|/)$ <file://%7C/)$>", "" );
> > </cfscript>
> >
> > Snippet of the application.cfc
> >
> > <cffunction
> > name="onApplicationStart"
> > returntype="boolean"
> > output="false">
> >
> > <cfinclude template="application-root.cfm">
> > <cfscript>
> > variables.mode = "unknown";
> > result = reFindNocase( "(
> >
> \\|/)+(development|testing|staging|production)(\\|/<file://%7C/)+(developme-nt%7Ctesting%7Cstaging%7Cproduction)(//%7C/>)+",
> > request.applicationRoot, 1, true );
> > if ( arrayLen( result.pos ) gt 1 ) {
> > variables.mode = mid( request.applicationRoot, result.pos[ 3 ],
> > result.len[ 3 ] );
> > }
> > </cfscript>
> > <cfparam
> > name="application.web.root"
> > default=""
> > type="string">
> > <cfparam
> > name="application.root"
> > default="/#this.application_name#"
> > type="string">
> > <cfparam
> > name="application.mode"
> > default="#variables.mode#"
> > type="string">
> >
> > On 6/6/07, David Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > any chance of example code of what you did Taco?
> > > It'll help me understand the issue :-)
> >
> > > On Jun 6, 6:23 pm, "Taco Fleur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Thank god!
> >
> > > > I've already solved the matter by creating a normal .cfm file and
> > > include it
> > > > in the onApplicationStart - I was just hoping for a solution that
> would
> > > not
> > > > involve any code outside the application.cfc
> >
> > > > On 6/6/07, Andrew Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > > > Taco,
> >
> > > > > I know what you are saying now, there is an answer but I have it
> in
> > > code I
> > > > > have at home.
> >
> > > > > Andrew Scott
> > > > > Senior Coldfusion Developer
> > > > > Aegeon Pty. Ltd.
> > > > >www.aegeon.com.au
> > > > > Phone: +613 8676 4223
> > > > > Mobile: 0404 998 273
> >
> > > > > *From:* cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > *On
> > > > > Behalf Of *Taco Fleur
> > > > > *Sent:* Wednesday, 6 June 2007 3:52 PM
> > > > > *To:* cfaussie@googlegroups.com
> > > > > *Subject:* [cfaussie] Re: Get root of the application
> >
> > > > > I give up....
> >
> > > > > On 6/6/07, *David Harris* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > > > I just created a folder struct of [root]/one/two/bob.cfm
> > > > > and put the code:
> > > > > <cfoutput>#getDirectoryFromPath(expandPath("/"))#</cfoutput>
> >
> > > > > in bob.cfm, and it gave me the correct web root...
> >
> > > > > I also put a onRequestStart function in my Application.cfc:
> >
> > > > > <cffunction name="onRequestStart" output="true">
> > > > > <p>
> > > > > here: <cfoutput>#getDirectoryFromPath(expandPath("/"))#</cfoutput>
> > > > > </p>
> > > > > </cffunction>
> >
> > > > > ran "/one/two/bob.cfm"...and the correct web root was output
> >
> > > > > so from my testing
> > > > > <cfoutput>#getDirectoryFromPath(expandPath("/"))#</cfoutput>
> >
> > > > > works every time...
> >
> > > > > On Jun 6, 5:30 pm, "Taco Fleur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
> > > > > > If you put this in the main application.cfc file and then make
> sure
> > > the
> > > > > app
> > > > > > is not initialized, call a page within the sub directory (i.e.
> the
> > > one
> > > > > where
> > > > > > the application.cfc is that extends the main one) then you will
> get
> > > the
> > > > > path
> > > > > > of the sub directory and not the main root.
> >
> > > > > > I've now created a .cfm file that is included onApplicationStart
> and
> > > > > sets
> > > > > > the appropiate variable.
> >
> > > > > > On 6/6/07, David Harris < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > > > > > how bout this?:
> >
> > > > > > > <cfoutput>#getDirectoryFromPath(expandPath("/"))#</cfoutput>
> >
> > > > > > > On Jun 6, 2:45 pm, "Taco Fleur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > > > Does that work for you if you put it in an application.cfcthat
> > > > > extends
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > root application.cfc, and access a page in that sub
> directory
> > > first,
> > > > > > > also
> > > > > > > > make sure the app is not initialised yet.
> >
> > > > > > > > Let me know..
> >
> > > > > > > > On 6/6/07, Andrew Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > > > > > > > This not work for you, sure works for me?
> >
> > > > > > > > > getDirectoryFromPath(getCurrentTemplatePath())
> >
> > > > > > > > > Andrew Scott
> > > > > > > > > Senior Coldfusion Developer
> > > > > > > > > Aegeon Pty. Ltd.
> > > > > > > > >www.aegeon.com.au
> > > > > > > > > Phone: +613 8676 4223
> > > > > > > > > Mobile: 0404 998 273
> >
> > > > > > > > > *From:* cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:
> > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > > *On
> > > > > > > > > Behalf Of *Taco Fleur
> > > > > > > > > *Sent:* Wednesday, 6 June 2007 12:31 PM
> > > > > > > > > *To:* cfaussie@googlegroups.com
> > > > > > > > > *Subject:* [cfaussie] Get root of the application
> >
> > > > > > > > > Hi all,
> >
> > > > > > > > > I used be able to get the root of an application by
> putting
> > > > > something
> > > > > > > like
> > > > > > > > > getCurrentTemplate() in the root application.cfm, even if
> I
> > > > > included
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > root application.cfm in sub application.cfm files it would
> > > record
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > right path, i.e. that of the root.
> >
> > > > > > > > > Now with the application.cfc I cannot get the right path
> > > anymore,
> > > > > > > because
> > > > > > > > > if the application is initialised through an
> application.cfcin a
> > > > > sub
> > > > > > > > > directory, it reports the path of that sub directory. I've
> > > also
> > > > > tried
> > > > > > > all
> > > > > > > > > other functions like getBaseTemplate etc. nothing gives me
> the
> > > > > right
> > > > > > > output,
> > > > > > > > > the path of the root application.cfc is what I am after.
> >
> > > > > > > > > Only thing I can think of is putting a cfm file in the
> root
> > > that
> > > > > > > outputs
> > > > > > > > > the path I am after. I don't like hard coding it.
> >
> > > > > > > > > Thanks.
> >
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