Using CFFILE to write ColdFusion files

shaunna_shelton · shaunna_shelton

I want to use CFFILE to write out ColdFusion files instead of just text files.
I can't find this in the documentation anywhere.

I can get it to create a .cfm file and write to it, as long as I don't have
any # signs. Which of course does me no good.

I'm wondering if there is some way to get it to not evaluate the # signs when
I'm setting the output variable, so it will actually write them to the
ColdFusion file.

Here's what I have:

<html>
<head>
<title>Write ColdFusion File</title>
</head>

<body>

<cfset thisoutput="<cfquery datasource=MyDatasource name=GetData>Select
PageTitle from tblContent</cfquery><cfoutput
query=GetData>#GetData.PageTitle#</cfoutput>">

<cffile action="write" file="C:\inetpub\wwwroot\MyTestFile.cfm"
output="#thisoutput#">

</body>
</html>

OldCFer · OldCFer

Just double up the pound signs:
cfoutput query=GetData>##GetData.PageTitle##</cfoutput>">

After you write it to a file you will have to cfinclude it.

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