[thelist] CF and foreign databases: Possible?

Frank,

Here's one way to do it:

Create a .cfm page for each of the sites that will return the results of a
query based on formfields submitted via CFHTTP.


Michael Wolfe
vws@visionary-art.com



>
> I've got a project coming up, and don't know if it's possible. I'm
> wondering if you can give me an idea of it's feasibility.
>
> I'm doing a site in ColdFusion. The first part is OK, bunch of
> products, prices, etc....
>
> The second part is tougher, the owner is putting together agreements
> with other website owners who have their own CF databases. I need to
> be able to access them directly from within the primary site. I can't
> use frames, I need to make sure that all the DB's have my client's
> branding. This means that I need to be able to pull records from
> their site, sort, search, apply style sheets, etc... There will be a
> link to each page on each record, but the rest will all *appear* to
> originate from the original site.
>
> Is this a pipe dream? Is this possible? Is this really hard for a
> (relatively smart) CF newbie?
>
> Nervous thanks,
>
> --
> Frank Marion,
> Loofah Communications;
> framar@interlog.com
> http://www.loofahcom.com
>