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How to set a variable based on a user selected folder / directory location of .cfm file

Hello CF Experts,

I have a CF application that I would like to dynamically set an ID variable based on the folder location of the .cfm file.

So, in my application, I have folders named Category1, Category2, Category3 and so on.

In those folders, I have index.cfm.

I would like to set a (known) category ID based on the folder (category) that the user chooses.

The logic would go something like this.

If folder name Category1 is detected in URL, set this:
<cfif (detect folder name for Category1 in url)>
<cfset sectionID = "123456">
</cfif>
<cfif (detect folder name for Category2 in url)>
<cfset sectionID = "123457">
</cfif>

Again, we already know what the ID is going to be, which will corelate to the chosen category, we just need to have a way to detect the folder name on the site that they choose.  Of course, we could always hard code the categoryID in the URL on the category selection page, but we don't really want to do that here.  Our main page is not dynamic in nature, and we are fine with that.

Thanks in advance for any help!
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Ok, in this example, #dir# returns the full path (i.e. c:\cfusionmx7\wwwroot\category1\) to the location being browsed.

How do I test for a portion of the path in the cfcase code?  It works if I enter:

<cfcase value="c:\cfusionmx7\wwwroot\category1\">

but not just

<cfcase value="category1">

Also, you mention:

"this function will give you your folder location..
  getBaseTemplatePath()"

how do I implement this function?

Thanks for your help!
Ok, I actually figured this out on my own.  Here is the solution:

<cfset dir =  ListLast(getDirectoryFromPath(getCurrentTemplatePath()),"\")>
<!--- Start parsing and testing for the various cases based on our folder  --->
<!--- structure and then set the categoryID and variable based on our folder location --->
<!--- NOTE:  This code MUST be executed from within each folder you want to test for and NOT in an includes folder --->
 <cfswitch expression="#dir#">
<cfcase value="Category1" delimiters="\"  >
<cfset categoryID = 1001>
</cfcase>
<cfcase value="Category2 delimiters="\" >
<cfset categoryID = 1002>
</cfcase>
...and so on...
</cfswitch>

The problem was that initially, I did not have the delimiters property setup in the cfcase statement.  Once I added that, all is good!  Thanks for your help!  Although I ended up figuring it out on my own, you provided a great start and led me down the right path.  Thanks!

 glad you got it.

 The problem was the direction of the slash...
<cfset dir =  ListLast(getDirectoryFromPath(getCurrentTemplatePath()),"/")>

 should have been
 <cfset dir =  ListLast(getDirectoryFromPath(getCurrentTemplatePath()),"\")>
                                                                                                               ^^^^

 Glad you caught that small problem.


 However, in your cfcase statement, the delimiters parameter should be removed

  <cfcase value="Category1" delimiters="\">

 That parameter indicates the delimiter in the value clause, if there is a list such as this..

 <cfcase value="A|B|C|D" delimiters="|">

 Since you only have one value "Category1" the delimiter does nothing.