onapplicationstart.cfm - global variable

[MrBubusch]

Hi

I want to set a variable globally for my application and I understand
it needs to go in /events/onapplicationstart.cfm.

So I included <cfset uploadPath = 'data etc' /> in that page but the
application isn't picking it up despite a reload.

I'm referencing it using #uploadPath# but I get an error "Variable
UPLOADPATH is undefined".

Am I declaring or referencing this variable incorrectly?

Thanks

James

[Andy Bellenie]

Hi James,

What kind of variable do you want it to be?

Anything you set in onapplicationstart.cfm will only exist when the
application is first started, unless you put it into a persisitant
scope, e.g

<cfset application.uploadPath = "data">

/ Andy

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[Mike Henke]

I am kinda foggy since I not used or seen an example of /config/
app.cfm but it might be what you are looking for.

<!---
Place settings that should go in the Application.cfc's "this" scope
here.
<cfset this.name = "MyAppName">
--->

Also here is another link about global variables.

Using set() for custom global variables -
http://groups.google.com/group/cfwheels/browse_thread/thread/9ed5b77d6e203bf/a9c9acab7c18110f

There is some disagreement about the technique but I can't find that
thread. I use this technique and it works.

[Andy Bellenie]

When setting application variables I prefer to put them inside
/config/settings.cfm as this is called whenever you call ?reload

[MrBubusch]

Thanks guys I've taken this approach:

Declare your variables in /config/settings.cfm like so:

<cfset loc.myapp = {}>
<cfset loc.myapp.title = 'E-Reports | Spend Analytics' />
<cfset loc.myapp.applicationPath = '/Applications/ColdFusion9/wwwroot/
e-reports/'>
<cfset set(myapp = loc.myapp)>

And call them with e.g. <cfoutput>#get("myapp").title#</cfoutput>

Thanks
James

On Jun 4, 2:58 pm, Andy Bellenie <andybelle...@gmail.com> wrote:
> When setting application variables I prefer to put them inside
> /config/settings.cfm as this is called whenever you call ?reload
>

> On 4 June 2010 14:46, Mike Henke <henkem...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I am kinda foggy since I not used or seen an example of /config/
> > app.cfm but it might be what you are looking for.
>
> > <!---
> >        Place settings that should go in the Application.cfc's "this" scope
> > here.
> >        <cfset this.name = "MyAppName">
> > --->
>
> > Also here is another link about global variables.
>
> > Using set() for custom global variables -

> >http://groups.google.com/group/cfwheels/browse_thread/thread/9ed5b77d...

[Per Djurner]

@Andy: The events/onapplicationstart.cfm file is also executed on
?reload so to me it makes more sense to put settings there.