Exception Handling for CFCOMPONENT Extends? 1

[Glowball]

Hi all, I'd like to use an Application.cfc file in my root directory, and I'd like it to extend another CFC. I want to call the other CFC using a mapping. In other words:

<cfcomponent extends="mapping_name.cfc_name">

Naturally, everything breaks if the mapping doesn't exist. I want to be able to gracefully handle this issue if it happens, but I can't figure out how to trap the error. How would I handle this error? Thanks!

 

[cfSearching]

I do not think so. That error will prevent the Application.cfc from executing/compiling, and that is you would normally trap errors.

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[cfSearching]

> that is you would normally trap errors

that is _where_ you would normally trap errors

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[Glowball]

So are you saying that this is an error that you can't trap?

 

[cfSearching]

A site-wide error handler might catch it. But afaik, there is no graceful way to catch what is essentially a compilation error in the Application.cfc. You just have to ensure the path is correct.

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[Glowball]

Okay, thanks for the info, I was afraid of that. Oh well!