Programming ColdFusion MX, 2nd Edition

Name

cfcollection

Synopsis

<cfcollection>

Creates and manages Verity collections. The cfcollection tag provides a programmatic interface to many of the administrative functions of the ColdFusion Administrator.

Attributes

action=" action "

The action to perform on the specified Verity collection. Valid entries are List (new in ColdFusion MX), Create, Repair, Delete, Optimize, and Map. Map is no longer necessary in ColdFusion MX as the server is now capable of automatically determining whether a collection is internal or not. The Optimize action from previous versions of ColdFusion is no longer supported in ColdFusion MX. If action="List", ColdFusion returns a query object (specified in name) containing the names of all of the Verity collections (both VDK and K2 Server) registered on the server. Required.

collection=" collection_name "

The name of the Verity collection to perform the specified action on. As of ColdFusion MX, collection names may contain spaces. Required.

language=" language "

The language to be used when creating the collection. To specify a language other than U.S. English (the default), you must download and install the appropriate Verity Language Pack for ColdFusion MX, available at http://www.macromedia.com/go/verity/. Optional.

name=" query_name "

The name to assign the query object containing the collection information when action is List. Required for this action; ignored otherwise.

path=" directory "

The path to a Verity collection. Required when action ...