debugging in cfscript

hi, when debugging with coldfusion tags i use the cfoutput and cfdump tags alot but how can i use these tags and the cfabort tag within cfscript, or how can i get the same effect as these tags? thanks richard

Depending on where you are in the script it could be as simple as ending the cfscript then putting in a cfdump and then beginning the cfscript again.  I often debug small problems within cfscripts by using writeoutput functions for the values on if statements and other things of that nature.  I suppose you could create a function that simple dumps out whatever you fed it so that you could put inline dumps. ----- Excess quoted text cut - see Original Post for more -----

<cffunction name="cf_abort" output="false" returntype="void">      <cfabort /> </cffunction> <cffunction name="cf_dump" output="false" returntype="void">      <cfargument name="objToDump" type="any" required="false" default="" />      <cfdump var="#arguments.objToDump#" /> </cffunction> <cfscript>      var myArray = newArray(1);      myArray[1] = "Larry";      myArray[2] = "Moe";      myArray[3] = "Curly";      cf_dump(myArray);      cf_abort; </cfscript> ----- Excess quoted text cut - see Original Post for more -----

I added this to my component, but I'm getting an error while calling it from within the component. <cfcomponent hint="Replaces The Package PK_employer">   <cffunction name="cf_abort" output="false" returntype="void">      <cfabort /> </cffunction> <cffunction name="cf_dump" output="false" returntype="void">      <cfargument name="objToDump" type="any" required="false" default="" />      <cfdump var="#arguments.objToDump#" /> </cffunction> Then further down, I call the cf_dump, like cf_dump(dbResult); How do I implement this correctly? Thank you for your assistance.

To clarify, I receive an error when these function calls are used and no error when they're commented out. ----------- Invalid CFML construct found on line 78 at column 33. ColdFusion was looking at the following text: else The CFML compiler was processing:     a script statement beginning with "{" on line 63, column 39.     a script statement beginning with "if" on line 63, column 17.     a cfscript tag beginning on line 52, column 18.     a cfscript tag beginning on line 52, column 18. The error occurred in C:\localServer\beatch\cfc\emp.cfc: line 78 76 :            //cf_dump(dbResult); 77 :               cf_abort; 78 :         else 79 :           request.inStruct.beatch_id = "";         80 :       

First off, this is a nearly 4 year old thread. It may or may not apply to what you're working on now. What CFML engine and version are you using? What is the relevant code? ----- Excess quoted text cut - see Original Post for more -----

>First off, this is a nearly 4 year old thread. It may or may not apply to >what you're working on now. > >What CFML engine and version are you using? > >What is the relevant code? I didn't think reposting was a good idea, since there was a thread with a relevant history. I'm using CF7. I posted the relevant code: part of the component, the cfabort/dump code, and my call.  Is there more code that you would like?

The error code mentions Line 63 as the start of an if () statement, and Line 52 as the start of the <cfscript> tag. We'll need probably the entire if () block at the least, as it would seem the issue lies in there. Hard to speculate based solely upon the error message, as CF is notorious for providing rather cryptic error messages which often send one off chasing ghosts. ----- Excess quoted text cut - see Original Post for more -----

>The error code mentions Line 63 as the start of an if () statement, and >Line 52 as the start of the <cfscript> tag. We'll need probably the entire >if () block at the least, as it would seem the issue lies in there. > >Hard to speculate based solely upon the error message, as CF is notorious >for providing rather cryptic error messages which often send one off >chasing ghosts. In this case, it is reporting loosely.  If I comment out the cf_abort, there is no error.  So it has a problem with the cf_abort.  That being a problem, messes with the next line, the "else".  Since the else is part of the IF, it complains about the whole IF.  Really, it's complaining about the cf_abort, like it doesn't know what it is. However, the IF is several hundred lines long.  Here's the relevant part up to the 'else' that works fine with the cf_abort commented out: if (len(arguments.inStruct.a_agent_first_name) gt 0 OR len(arguments.inStruct.a_agent_middle_initial) gt 0 OR len(arguments.inStruct.a_agent_last_name) gt 0 OR            len(arguments.inStruct.a_agent_firm_ein) gt 0 OR len(arguments.inStruct.a_agent_firm_name) gt 0 OR len(arguments.inStruct.a_agent_phone) gt 0 OR            len(arguments.inStruct.a_agent_phone_ext) gt 0 OR len(arguments.inStruct.a_agent_address_1) gt 0 OR len(arguments.inStruct.a_agent_address_2) gt 0 OR            len(arguments.inStruct.a_agent_city) gt 0 OR len(arguments.inStruct.a_agent_state_id) gt 0 OR len(arguments.inStruct.a_agent_province) gt 0 OR            len(arguments.inStruct.a_agent_country_id) gt 0 OR len(arguments.inStruct.a_agent_postal_code) gt 0 OR len(arguments.inStruct.a_agent_email) gt 0)           {              dbResult = request.oEmployer.Ins_Agent_Tbl(arguments.inStruct);           if (dbResult eq "0,")             request.inStruct.l_agent_id = listGetAt(dbResult,2);           else             request.inStruct.l_agent_id = "";              }            //cf_dump(dbResult);                         cf_abort;         else           request.inStruct.l_agent_id = "";               

Looks like the issue is that you have the cf_dump() and cf_abort() calls outside of the curly braces. if ( // all those items ) {     // stuff here }     cf_dump(dbResult);     cf_abort(); else     // other stuff You need to move those two items inside of the }. HTH ----- Excess quoted text cut - see Original Post for more -----

you have cf_abort in your code instead of cf_abort() On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 04:20, Matt Quackenbush <quackfuzed@gmail.com> wrote: ----- Excess quoted text cut - see Original Post for more -----

>you have cf_abort in your code instead of cf_abort() I am using cf_abort.

yes, but to call cf_abort, you want to do cf_abort() It's like calling #now# instead of #now()# - Rex On 2/9/2012 5:46 AM, daniel kessler wrote: >> you have cf_abort in your code instead of cf_abort() > I am using cf_abort.

Rex, I think cf_abort is a custom tag, not a UDF, so it would not be called using cf_abort(). -Carl On 2/9/2012 9:19 AM, Rex wrote: ----- Excess quoted text cut - see Original Post for more -----

Nopers. Daniel has an <cffunction name="cf_abort"> in his CFC. See his previous posts in the thread. On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 12:04 PM, Carl Von Stetten <vonner.lists@vonner.net>wrote: ----- Excess quoted text cut - see Original Post for more -----

Oops. I missed that.  Nevermind! :-[ On 2/9/2012 10:10 AM, Matt Quackenbush wrote: ----- Excess quoted text cut - see Original Post for more -----

>Looks like the issue is that you have the cf_dump() and cf_abort() calls >outside of the curly braces. ok, that's a thought that I hadn't considered.  I moved them inside the brackets and now I don't receive an error.  Thank you! Unfortunately, I also don't receive the dump or the abort.  I even built an array to dump to simplify the test and assure that there's dumpable data.  <sigh> I guess I'm just not used to this.  Maybe the logs will reveal what happened. daniel

> Unfortunately, I also don't receive the dump or the abort.  I even > built an array to dump to simplify the test and assure that there's > dumpable data.  <sigh>  I guess I'm just not used to this.  Maybe the > logs will reveal what happened. ok, it looks like the cf_dump() is working.  If I put a <cfabort> inside it's function.  I tried following the cf_dump() with a cf_abort for it's own function, but that didn't do the abort and I didn't see the dump (which should even display without the abort), but once I put the <cfabort> inside the cf_dump function, I saw the output. thank you everyone for your help. daniel

> when debugging with coldfusion tags i use the cfoutput and cfdump tags alot but how can i use these tags and the cfabort tag within cfscript, or how can i get the > same effect as these tags? A common practice is to create a udf that wraps the functionality of a cf tag, so: <cffunction name="dump">     <cfargument name="var" type="any" required="true">     <cfargument name="expand" type="boolean" required="false" default="true">     <cfargument name="label" type="string" required="false" default="">     <cfdump var="#arguments.var#" expand="#arguments.expand#" label="#arguments.label#"> </cffunction> <cfscript>    aArray = ArrayNew(1);    aArray[3] = 'fooey';    dump(aArray); </cfscript> Dominic -- Blog it up: http://fusion.dominicwatson.co.uk

thanks guys, very neat solution :)