Hey Nat, its the same one you gave me called <cf_vardebug4>
I think your being grouchie, but your allowed. peace bro
Fred
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nat Papovich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Fusebox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 4:10 PM
Subject: RE: A Standard Variables Debugger
> Sounds great. Once I get re-employed, I'll use that tag on whatever
project
> I'm doing.
>
> Nat Papovich
> ICQ 32676414
> "If it was hard to write,"
> says the Real Programmer,
> "it should be hard to understand."
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Douglas Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 12:31 PM
> To: Fusebox
> Subject: RE: A Standard Variables Debugger
>
>
> Hi Nat,
>
> Yes, <CF_VarDebug> (or a version of it that I saw) has the ability to dig
> down into a query, array or structure, instead of just saying "This is
query
> or structure". This is nice. I was thinking a little recursive
programming
> here would do the trick...in case you had a structure of queries, or
> structure of structures, etc.
>
> What I like about my tag is that is can display ALL the scopes (or your
> choice of scopes), as well as turn on and off by IP address or domain,
just
> like the standard CF debug screen, so you're not always commenting debug
> code in and out.
>
> Also, except for exploded debugging and display of query results, it's can
> serve as almost a complete replacement for the standard CF debug screen,
in
> case you don't happen to have control of the server or the CF
Administrator.
>
> By the way, I just tested and added the ATTRIBUTES scope to the list of
> scopes being displayed, making it particular pertinent to FuseBox
> developers.
>
> http://www.teratech.com/download/mod_display_variables.txt
>
> At 08:15 PM 10/11/00 -0700, Nat Papovich wrote:
> >Also check out CF_VarDebug4 from the Allaire Developer's Exchange. It
does
> >the same thing, pretty much.
> >
> >Nat Papovich
> >ICQ 32676414
> >"If it was hard to write,"
> >says the Real Programmer,
> >"it should be hard to understand."
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Douglas Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 5:11 PM
> >To: Fusebox
> >Subject: A Standard Variables Debugger
> >
> >
> >Hi All,
> >
> >A lot of programmers spend lots of time tracking down the values of their
> >hidden APPLICATION, CLIENT, SESSION and REQUEST variables to verify that
> the
> >contents of the variable contain the expected values. They typically do
> >this by writing temporary output code to display the variables, which
then
> >gets commented out. So, comment in, comment out, comment in, comment
out,
> >ad nauseum.
> >
> >It is also hard to know on a large project if some other programmer has
an
> >application, session or client variable that you SHOULD be using, or that
> >you should NOT create a new one with the same name. For example, where
can
> >I get a neat listing of all my application variables, so that I can use
> them
> >immediately if I don't happen to remember the exact spelling right away,
or
> >I want to make sure I am using it in the correct context? Where can I
get
> a
> >neat listing of all my client variables, in case I want to re-use one, or
> >make sure I am not overwriting an existing variables?
> >
> >You may have noticed that the standard CF debugging information does not
> >display these critical variables, while it does display CGI, FORM and URL
> >variables, as well as exploded paths and run times for the modules, and
> >query results.
> >
> >Don't you think something is missing from the basic CF debug display
> screen?
> >
> >I have written a module that displays these missing variables, and it is
> >activated based on IP address, just like the standard CF debugger. In
> >addition, it has a domain level control, so you can let everyone in say
> >"207.128.33" see the debug information, which is likely to be all the
> >developers in your company working on the application.
> >
> >There is also code (commented out) that lets you turn on the debug info
> >based on some internal variable, say UserID. So, after you log-in as
> admin,
> >you get to see the debug code.
> >
> >I am telling the list about this for 3 reasons:
> >
> >1) I think it is extremely useful code that I want to share with you
> (aren't
> >I nice ;-)
> >2) I would like you to try this code out and give me your feedback.
> >3) I am wondering if it would be appropriate to include it in a standard
> >library of FuseBox tags.
> >
> >HOW TO USE THE MOD_DISPLAY_VARIABLES.CFM TAG
> >============================================
> >
> >You will have to do some tweaking to get it to work with CF 4.01. Some
of
> >the scopes only become structures in CF 4.5
> >
> >1) Since this list does not do attachments, download from here:
> >
> > http://www.teratech.com/download/mod_display_variables.txt
> >
> >2) Rename the file to be mod_display_variables.cfm
> >
> >3) on lines 43 and 44, modify the allowed domains and IP address.
> >
> >4) On line 62, modify the scopes you want displayed, or if they are
giving
> >you errors.
> >
> >Currents scopes displayed: APPLICATION,CLIENT,SESSION,FORM,URL,COOKIE,CGI
> >and some SERVER variables.
> >
> >4) Put a reference to in your on OnRequestEnd.cfm, for example:
> >
> > <CFMODULE template="CF_LIBRARY/MOD_DISPLAY_VARIABLES.CFM">
> >
> >
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