cf_maketree is just a recursive tag.
It can be used to display information in a tree like fashion.
parent/child relationships. The category list in the url is just a
breadcrumb trail for the tag and will always shows the items that have the
parent ID of the last item in the list. I don't feel comfortable teaching
recursive queries so I'll let someone else jump in. As far as the ship
wheel, and anchor icons, those are just there to look pretty. :)
Fred
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Lotz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Fusebox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 5:24 PM
Subject: RE: <CF_TREE>
> Fred,
> Can you please explain why you used cf_maketree for the buttons on the
left?
> I have looked at it and can't figure out what exactly is happening. What
> functionality was gained by using this custom tag?
>
> Thanks,
> Jason
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred T. Sanders [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 12:25 PM
> To: Fusebox
> Subject: Re: <CF_TREE>
>
>
> hmmm, its cf_maketree not cf_tree.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fred T. Sanders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Fusebox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 1:40 PM
> Subject: Re: <CF_TREE>
>
>
> > here's some sample code I use for the menu on www.galvestongetaway.com
> using
> > <cf_tree>
> >
> > The table in the datasource is as follows:
> >
> > ItemID (AutoNumber)
> > Description (Text)
> > FuseAction (Text)
> > ParentItemID (Number)
> >
> > dsp_sidebar.cfm
> >
> > <CFQUERY NAME="Qry_Menu" DATASOURCE="#request.MainDSN#" DBTYPE="ODBC">
> > Select ItemID, Description, Fuseaction, ParentItemID, ItemID AS Self
> > >From tblMenu
> > Where
> > ParentItemID IN (#attributes.categorylist#)
> > </CFQUERY>
> >
> > <CF_MAKETREE QUERY = "#qry_menu#" POSITION="0" DESCRIPTION = "Menu">
> > <!-------------------------------------------------------------->
> > <CFOUTPUT QUERY="maketree">
> > <TR VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">
> > <TD NOWRAP ALIGN="left">
> > <CFIF #INDENT# GT 0>
> > <CFLOOP FROM="1" TO="#indent#" INDEX="i">
> >
> > </CFLOOP>
> > <A
> >
>
HREF="http://#CGI.Server_Name#/#request.webroot#index.cfm/categorylist/#pare
> > ntlist#,#itemID#/<cfif ((#itemID# GT 200) AND (#itemID# LTE
> > 299))>PrLocID/#Self#/<CFELSEIF ((#itemID# GT 300) AND (#itemID# LTE
> > 399))>PrTypeID/#Self#/</CFIF>#fusetoken#" TITLE="#Description#"
> > CLASS="menulink2" STYLE="a.hover:##FFFF00;"><B><IMG
> > SRC="#request.imagesroot#/anchor.gif" ALIGN="top" BORDER=0
> > ALT=""> #description#</B></A>
> > <CFELSE>
> > <A
> >
>
HREF="http://#CGI.Server_Name#/#request.webroot#index.cfm/categorylist/#pare
> > ntlist#,#itemID#/#fusetoken#" TITLE="#Description#"
> CLASS="menulink"><B><IMG
> > SRC="#request.imagesroot#/wheel.gif" ALIGN="top" BORDER=0
> > ALT=""> #description#</B></A>
> > </CFIF>
> > </TD>
> > </TR>
> >
> > </CFOUTPUT>
> >
> >
> > now at the top of the index.cfm you can have something like this:
> >
> > index.cfm
> >
> > <!--- right at the top --->
> >
> > <CFINCLUDE TEMPLATE="app_locals.cfm">
> > <CFPARAM NAME="attributes.fuseaction" DEFAULT="MAIN">
> >
> > <!--- for calling the menu and defining the resulting fuseaction --->
> > <CFPARAM NAME="attributes.categorylist" TYPE="String" DEFAULT=0>
> > <CFIF #LISTLAST(ATTRIBUTES.CATEGORYLIST)# GT 0>
> > <CFINCLUDE
> > TEMPLATE="#request.cfroot#queries/qry_getCalledFuseAction.cfm">
> > <CFOUTPUT QUERY="qry_GetFuseActionByMenuItem">
> > <CFSET ATTRIBUTES.FUSEACTION = "#fuseaction#">
> > </CFOUTPUT>
> > </CFIF>
> >
> > you may want to convert it from the search engine friendly URLs though.
> but
> > instead of fuseaction= you'll have a categorylist=0,2,3,5 with the last
> > number being the current menu choice. kind of gives you a breadcrumb
> trail
> > in the url.
> >
> > Enjoy
> >
> > Fred T. Sanders
> > Charlottesville, VA
> > -------------------------------------------
> > I'm going to go write some angry code now.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Douglas M. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Fusebox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 11:43 AM
> > Subject: <CF_TREE>
> >
> >
> > > <CF_TREE>
> > >
> > > I noticed this tag in the library of standard Fusebox tags in the CD
> that
> > was given out at the recent Fusebox conference.
> > >
> > > Does anybody know what this tag is for? I could not find any other
> > references to it.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Douglas Smith
> > >
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