Yep, that Application.cfc was exactly what I needed -- worked like a charm. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction... ColdFusion docs were very clear on what to do with that file and what to put in there... I simply had no idea that such a thing even existed -- very convenient way to do things that I had been doing manually at times...
Thanks! L. On Saturday, September 29, 2012, Cameron Childress wrote: > On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 3:53 PM, Laurence MacNeill > <[email protected]<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', '[email protected]');> > > wrote: > >> I thought sessions are turned on globally for every app run on the >> ColdFusion server... Do I need to turn them on for the Flex app? How do I >> do that? >> > The same way you do for any ColdFusion application, using an > Application.cfc file. > >> And the Application.cfc file is nonexistent - I knew you needed an >> Application.cfm file for ColdFusion apps, but have never heard of using an >> Application.cfc file for a Flex app. >> > You are writing a ColdFusion CFC right? That is ColdFusion code, so what > part is a ColdFusion application, not a Flex application. Flex and > ColdFusion are interacting here, but be sure to remember what's running on > the server is ColdFusion code and follows all the same rules as any > ColdFusion application, even though Flex is involved on the client too. > >> So I guess I should create one, but I have no idea what to put in there, >> or where to put the file... >> > I'd drop it into the same directly as your remoting CFC. More about how > Application.cfc works and where it goes is also available in the Coldfusion > Documentation. > >> I'm guessing these two things together would easily explain why session >> variables aren't working for me - I just wonder why neither of them was >> mentioned in Ben Forta's blog that I linked to before. >> > I'd consider that to be pre-requisite knowledge and not something to > always cover. Please take this as constructive advice - it really sounds > like you might be well served by taking a step back from the code and spend > a little time reviewing the ColdFusion documentation around sessions and > Application.cfc. > > -Cameron > > -- > Cameron Childress > -- > p: 678.637.5072 > im: cameroncf > facebook <http://www.facebook.com/cameroncf> | > twitter<http://twitter.com/cameronc> | > google+ <https://profiles.google.com/u/0/117829379451708140985> > > >
