Clarke, yup, should be able to just extend the root Application.cfc with the one(s) below to get all that 'inheritance' goodness. One thing though is a little issue with CF in this regard. You can't extend the root Applicaiton.cfc do to some pathing thing. To get around this though you can create a proxy. You can read all about it on that CF super hero's blog http://corfield.org/blog/index.cfm/do/blog.entry/entry/Extending_Your_Root_Applicationcfc
Also, Ray Camden has a great write up using this Application.cfc animal http://www.coldfusionjedi.com/index.cfm/2007/11/9/Applicationcfc-Methods-and-Example-Uses DK On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 6:53 PM, Clarke Bishop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In my webroot, I am trying to setup a secure directory where a login is > required. I got some good ideas the other day from Doug, but I'm still > having trouble. > > Here's what I'm trying to do > > /webroot/ > accessibleStuff.cfm > /secure/ > stuffThatRequiresLogin.cfm > > So, anything in the secure directory requires a login. > > Now, I've got an Application.cfc in my webroot. All, I have to do, is put > another Application.cfc in the secure directory and check for login. > > Problem 1. > > CF only processes one Application.cfc. So, when I add the second > Application.cfc, all my session initialization, error handling, etc. in > webroot.Application doesn't run. > > I think the answer to this is to make the second Application.cfc extend > webroot.Application, but maybe there's a better way. > > Problem 2. > > When I did have the second Application.cfc extend webroot.Application, cfm > pages in the secure directory don't fire the OnSessionStart event located > in > webroot.Application. > > My plan was to test the value of SESSION.IsLoggedIn, but it's failing > because IsLoggedIn did not get initialized by OnSessionStart. > > What am I missing? Is there a better way to do this? > > Thanks, > > Clarke > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ > http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform > > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- Douglas Knudsen http://www.cubicleman.com this is my signature, like it? ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com -------------------------------------------------------------
