CFLib.org – Common Function Library Project

Description:
It's pretty common to need to root path of an application (for redirects, images, etc.) Typically, this value is hard-coded. This UDF allows you to dynamically determine the root path. Note: this requires that the template calling this UDF is in the root directory.

Return Values:
Returns a string.

Example:

<cfoutput>#getRootPath()#</cfoutput>

Parameters:

No arguments.

Full UDF Source:

/**
 * Determines the root path of the application without hard-coding.
 * 
 * @return Returns a string. 
 * @author Billy Cravens (billy@architechx.com) 
 * @version 1, October 3, 2002 
 */
function GetRootPath() {
    var cNested = listLen(getBaseTemplatePath(),"\") - listLen(getCurrentTemplatePath(),"\");
    var    appRootDir = cgi.script_name;
    var i = 0;
    
    for (i=0;i lte cNested;i=incrementValue(i)) {
        appRootDir = listDeleteAt(appRootDir,listLen(appRootDir, "/"),"/");
    }
    appRootDir = appRootDir & "/";
    return appRootDir;
}