February 3rd, 2001
The Renaissance World Gate Hotel
Orlando, Florida

File Naming Conventions (Fuses)

• app_globals.cfm – File defines variables, instantiates application

  • request.mainDSN, request.webroot, request.mypath
    <cfif not IsDefined(“application.applicationname”)> <cfapplication name=“blah”></cfif>

• dsp_filename.cfm - Display file

  • Only file that contains HTML or any output to browser

• act_filename.cfm - Action file

  • Only file allowed to perform actions on the database – updates, inserts, deletes, selects allowed, but only in conjunction with action

• qry_filename.cfm - Query file

  • Extremely modular file can be called “willy-nilly” throughout application, performs selects on database

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