Programming ColdFusion MX, 2nd Edition

Name

cfapplication

Synopsis

<cfapplication>

Names a ColdFusion application and controls various application settings, such as the availability of client, session, and application variables, and length of various timeouts.

Attributes

name=" application_name "

The name of the ColdFusion application. May contain up to 64 characters. Required if enabling session or application variables.

applicationtimeout="#CreateTimeSpan( days , hours , minutes , seconds )#"

The timeout value for application variables. Specified as an interval using the CreateTimeSpan( ) function. Optional. The default value is specified in the Memory Variables section of the ColdFusion Administrator.

clientmanagement="Yes|No"

Enables client management for the application. Optional. Default is No.

clientstorage=" Datasource |Registry|Cookie"

The client storage type for the application. Valid entries are Datasource (enter the data source name), Registry, and Cookie. Optional. Default is Registry.

loginstorage="cookie|session"

Specifies whether login information associated with the cflogin scope should be stored in a cookie or session variable. If set to session, a login is tied directly to a user’s ColdFusion session and the login remains active for as long as the session exists. Optional. The default is cookie. This attribute is new in ColdFusion MX 6.1.

sessionmanagement="Yes|No"

Enables session management for the application. Optional. Default is No.

sessiontimeout="#CreateTimeSpan( days , hours , minutes ...