Set number variable with string value

[highv0ltage]

Is it possible to set a number to the value of a string.

i.e

<cfset 01 = "includes/pages/bios/01.cfm">

I know this particular syntax throws an error, but is there a way to do this? Thanks.

 

[imstillatwork]

No, a coldfusion variable can not start with a number

What are you trying to do?

Kevin

http://www.lot-o-nothin.com/cfml/

 

[highv0ltage]

I'm trying to manage my includes. I would like to have a link with a variable and have that variable represent an included template.

i.e.

http://www.whatever.com/index.cfm?page=01

01 = "includes/pages/bios/01.cfm"

<cfinclude template=#page#>

Hope that's not confusing. I'm trying to make my link management easier.

 

[FALCONSEYE]

how about


<cfif FindNoCase('CGI.QUERY_STRING','page=01',0)>
<cfinclude template='includes/pages/bios/01.cfm'>
</cfif>


hope it helps ...

http://www.jetansolutions.com

 

[highv0ltage]

That didn't seem to work either.

 

[FALCONSEYE]

sorry my bad... please try

<cfif FindNoCase('page=01','#CGI.QUERY_STRING#',0)>
this is true
<cfelse>
that is false
</cfif>

or

<cfif FindNoCase('page=01','#CGI.QUERY_STRING#',0)>
<cfinclude template='includes/pages/bios/01.cfm'>
</cfif>

http://www.jetansolutions.com

 

[highv0ltage]

OK, that seems to work, but it just doesn't seem pratical for a site that has hundreds of pages. Maybe someone has a suggestion as to the best way to many links to that many pages.

 

[FALCONSEYE]

then why not create a dB table as follows

pageID link
1 link1
2 link2
....
1234 link1234


then

<cfparam name="URL.pageID" type="numeric" default="">

<cfquery name="getLinks" datasource="...">
select * from myTable
where pageid = URL.pageid
</cfquery>


<cfif getLinks.recordcount GT 0>
<!--- get there --->
<cfinclude template='#getLinks.link#'>
</cfif>

hope it helps...

http://www.jetansolutions.com

 

[highv0ltage]

Hmm, ok. That's a possibility. How about an menu using XML and CF. Is that doable?

 

[coldfused]

Yes.

You can dump MySl data for example to create XML with Coldfusion.

Quick Example - Should get you going in the right direction.
(Not Tested)

<!--- Query Database --->
<cfquery name="GetNavigation" datasource="#dsn#">
   SELECT * FROM navigation 
   ORDER BY weight ASC
</cfquery>


<!--- Create XML --->
<cfxml variable="NavigationXML">
<NAVIGATION>
  <LINKS>
     <cfoutput query="GetNavigation">
     <TextLinks AnchorText="#GetNavigation.AnchorText#" Href="#GetNavigation.Href#"></MainNav>
     </cfoutput>
  </LINKS>
</NAVIGATION>
</cfxml>


<!--- Dump XML Document Object --->
<cfdump var=#NavigationXML#>


<!--- Write XML --->
<cffile action="write" file="Navigation.xml" output=#toString(NavigationXML)#>

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