>-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of Dave Carabetta >Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 1:13 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [CFCDev] Top Ten Tips for Developing ColdFusion Components > > >>I create a CFC with the same name as my application. From the >other CFC, >>in my constructor, I can do: >> >><cfinvoke components="cflib" method="getSettings" >>returnVariable="settings"> >> >>Then my queries use settings.dsn. >> >>My Application.cfm makes the same call so it can just global vars as >>well. I use this instead of a app_globals file now. >> > >I know it has been discouraged other than for debugging-type >methods, but is >it so wrong to put the global settings as a method in the >WEB-INF/cftags/component.cfc so that every component inherits >the settings >automatically? It seems like it makes code maintenance a little easier >(i.e., if you change the name of the CFC or method name that >returns the >settings, you have to refactor every CFC in your app). > >Just throwing it out there to see people's thoughts. > >Regards, >Dave. >
yeah, I'd say no to this. I wouldn't want app A to have the same settings as app B, think of restricted datasources for each app. Many times we build a schema in Oracle for each app keeping things very seperate. Doug >_________________________________________________________________ >Help protect your PC. Get a FREE computer virus scan online >from McAfee. >http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > >---------------------------------------------------------- >You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email >to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word 'unsubscribe cfcdev' >in the message of the email. > >CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported >by Mindtool, Corporation (www.mindtool.com). > >An archive of the CFCDev list is available at >www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word 'unsubscribe cfcdev' in the message of the email. CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported by Mindtool, Corporation (www.mindtool.com). An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
