Get directory structure on CF Server

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YogeshM - 27 Feb 2008 10:11 GMT

Hi,

Is there any possibility to view the directory structure of the CF Server
using CF Tags?

E.g. When you are creating a MS Access datasource, it allows you to Browse to
the required directory on the CF Server.

Would be grateful if you could please explain to me how this can be done using
CF.

Thanks and regards,
Yogesh Mahadnac

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prasanth25 - 27 Feb 2008 10:27 GMT

Hi,
Try cfdirectory tag. That can be used to list directories. I don't think CF can be used for a graphical output of directory structure.

Prasanth

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YogeshM - 27 Feb 2008 15:23 GMT

Hi Prasanth,

Indeed I had used cfdirectory tag to list the directories well before posting
this thread.

The only thing is that I can't get the cftree to display a windws-explorer
tree-like structure where I will also give the users the possibility to create
a folder etc.

Any ideas?

Thanks and regards,
Yogesh

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mrgccc3 - 29 Feb 2008 00:50 GMT

Well here's one example: http://www.forta.com/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=A61BC791-3048-80A9-EF8258B9
7C3454CA

And in case you're unsure of the cftree and cftreeitem usage, you
would have to loop through all the directories and produce something
similar to this, but of course not hardcoded:

<cfset parent = expandpath("../ext2/")>
<cfdirectory directory="#parent#" action="list" name="myDir"/>
<cfdirectory directory="#expandpath("../ext2/docs/")#" action="list"
name="mydir2">
<cfdump var="#mydir#">
<cfform>
    <cfoutput>
        <cftree name = "ExtJs">
            <cfloop query="myDir">
            <cftreeitem value="#mydir.name#">
                <cfloop query="myDir2">
                <cftreeitem value="#mydir2.name#" parent="#mydir.name#">
                </cfloop>
            </cfloop>
    </cftree>
    </cfoutput>
</cfform>

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