Using ASP in .cfm

[CFProgrammer]

Hey,
Does anyone know how to use asp in a .cfm file.

 

[GunJack]

I don't think it's possible to use asp syntax in a .cfm script since you would need an entire .asp interpreter built into CF to do this. What you can do is use <cfhttp> to invoke asp scripts on the server and retrive their results with the cfhttp.filecontent variable. You could use .asp scripts like functions and call them via CF but I don't think you can use the same file for both languages.

GJ

 

[scooterDIVISION]

Try calling it thru a script tag:

<script language=&quot;vbscript&quot;>
<% asp script %>
</script>

however, you cant exchange data between the two w/o using WDDX.

 

[CFProgrammer]

This is the .asp script I want to take too. I am trying to create an custom tag for this variable that is being outputted.


'Key name
Const DB_REGKEY = &quot;HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Allaire\Coldfusion\Currentversion\Server\&quot;

Dim strDBName, strUserName, strPassword

'Create the scripting object
Set objWshShell = CreateObject(&quot;Wscript.Shell&quot

'Read registry
strDBName = objWshShell.RegRead(DB_REGKEY & &quot;AdminPassword&quot
%>
<%=strdbname %>

 

[GunJack]

If you want to use this asp script to get the results contained in &quot;strdbname&quot;, my <cfhttp> suggestion should work for you.

GJ

 

[scooterDIVISION]

GJ -

Couldn't you also call this through <CFOBJECT> and avoid the ASP code all together?

sD

 

[iqof188]

scooterDIVISION, yes you can call code through <CFOBJECT>, but the point is that you'll have to create a COM object (in VB or C++ for instance) first and register it with your webserver. Apart from that, I think you can do the thing CFPROGRAMMER wants to do through CFREGISTRY too.


<webguru>iqof188</webguru>

 

[scooterDIVISION]

igof188,

isn't the object in this case already created? (Windows Script Object)

 

[iqof188]

Yes, it is already created but you will have to instantiate it with the <CFOBJECT> tag. Good point though


<webguru>iqof188</webguru>

 

[CFProgrammer]

Write, but what about the cfobject tag being disabled. Hah, that I why I didn't want to go that route. The custom tage <cf_capture> by the way, works fine with cfhttp. But I wanted another way of using it.


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