Programming ColdFusion

Name

CFDIRECTORY

Synopsis

<CFDIRECTORY>

The CFDIRECTORY tag lists directory contents, as well as creates, renames, and deletes directories on the ColdFusion application server.

Attributes

ACTION=" action "

The action to perform on the specified DIRECTORY. Valid options are Create, Delete, List, and Rename. Required. The default value is List.

DIRECTORY=" directory_name "

The name of the directory to perform the ACTION on. Required.

NAME=" query_name "

The name to assign the query object containing the directory listing when ACTION is List. Required for this action; ignored otherwise.

FILTER=" file_extension "

A file extension to filter the results returned when ACTION is List. Optional for this action; ignored otherwise. Only one file extension can be used with the FILTER attribute.

MODE=" permissions "

Allows you to set permissions the way you would with the Unix chmod command. For example, setting the MODE="777" assigns read, write, and execute permissions to the directory for everyone. Optional when ACTION is Create; ignored otherwise.

SORT=" sort_criteria "

How to sort each query column returned when ACTION is List. Optional for this action; ignored otherwise. The SORT attribute can take a single query column or a comma-separated list. The actual direction for the sort is specified as ASC for ascending and DESC for descending.

NEWDIRECTORY=" new_directory_name "

The name of the new directory to be created when ACTION is Rename. Required when ACTION is Rename; ignored ...