Peter - Thank you for figuring out the problem. You have saved me hours of
banging my head against my computer screen! :-)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Farland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Laura McReynolds '" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Spectra-Talk '"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 4:09 PM
Subject: RE: Need Help With Displaying Objects
> Hi all (you may have been watching this thread for some time now :)
>
> It turned out to be that cfa_userGet is leaving trailing or leading spaces
> around the preferences UUID. A simple Trim() around the returned variable
> fixed things up, but this shouldn't have been like this in the first
> place...
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Laura McReynolds
> To: Spectra-Talk
> Sent: 7/02/01 11:51
> Subject: Re: Need Help With Displaying Objects
>
> I think I am close to figuring out where the problem is but I might need
> a
> little more help. I understand I have a lot to learn and probably could
> benefit from some professional training. However, it will be some time
> before I can attend a class and I need this problem solved now so I can
> go
> ahead with my application. So, if you know what my problem is, please
> give
> me a hint!
>
> Remember back when I said that some of the code works and some doesn't?
>
> I created a separate test file to isolate what is working and what is
> not.
> The following code works:
>
> <html>
> <head>
> <title>Untitled</title>
> </head>
>
> <body>
> <cfset typeid="DA432A6C-BA91-11D4-BA0900C04FA358B2">
> <cfa_ContentObjectGetMultiple
> datasource="suntimes"
> typeid="#typeid#"
> r_stobjects="stObjects">
>
> <cfa_contentObject
> dataSource="#request.cfa.objectstore.dsn#"
> stObjects="#stObjects#"
> method="teaser"
> >
>
> </body>
> </html>
>
> However when I add in the userGet statement and I set the typeid to
> request.stUserProfile.preferences.favoriteSection, the code doesn't
> work:
>
> <html>
> <head>
> <title>Untitled</title>
> </head>
>
> <body>
> <cfa_userGet
> userDirectory="UserDirectory"
> username="#request.cfa.activeuser#"
> r_stUser="stUser">
>
> <cfset typeid="request.stUserProfile.preferences.favoriteSection">
>
> <cfa_ContentObjectGetMultiple
> datasource="suntimes"
> typeid="#typeid#"
> r_stobjects="stObjects">
>
> <cfa_contentObject
> dataSource="#request.cfa.objectstore.dsn#"
> stObjects="#stObjects#"
> method="teaser"
> >
>
> </body>
> </html>
>
> As you can see the only real difference between the two code samples is
> that
> I set typeid to a static UUID in one example and a dynamic value in
> another.
>
> Also, when I try to output the value of
> request.stUserProfile.preferences.favoriteSection, the UUID does output
> successfully, as in the following example:
>
> <cfa_userGet
> userDirectory="UserDirectory"
> username="#request.cfa.activeuser#"
> r_stUser="stUser">
>
> <cfoutput>#request.stUserProfile.preferences.favoriteSection#
> </cfoutput>
>
> Well, I will continue to test my code to try to find an answer. If
> someone
> has any idea how to fix this, it would be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks again,
> Laura
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Aaron Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Spectra-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 9:40 PM
> Subject: RE: Need Help With Displaying Objects
>
>
> > No, here's the original code:
> >
> > <!---Assign the value of the favoriteSection preference (Type UUID) to
> > variable section1--->
> > <CFSET section1 = request.stUserProfile.preferences.favoriteSection>
> >
> > <td>
> > <!---display user's preferential headline color and welcome user--->
> > <div align="center"><font face="Arial"
> color="#headlinecolor#"><h3>Welcome
> > #request.cfa.activeuser#!
> > <p>Here are the top stories in your favorite areas for
> > #today#.</p></h3></font></div>
> >
> > <!---Get Objects of type #section1#--->
> > <cfa_contentObjectGetMultiple
> > dataSource="suntimes"
> > typeID="#section1#"
> > r_stObjects="section1"
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > You can see that Laura took my advice to rename her first variable
> > "section1" to "typeid" and then to also name r_stObjects to
> "stObjects"...
> > voila, code works. Laura, take the class. You have a lot to learn!
> :)
> And
> > we'll all help you along, but it'd be much easier on you if you or
> your
> boss
> > invested a week of your time into the Spectra class. The time you're
> out
> of
> > office and the cost of the class will be paid back in no time.
> >
> >
> > Aaron Johnson, MCSE, MCP+I
> > Allaire Certified ColdFusion Developer
> > MINDSEYE, Inc.
> > <phn>617.350.0339
> > <fax>617.350.8884
> > <icq>66172567
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
>
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