Writing the server-side ActionScript function

The example in this section creates a search function that performs a simple search operation against a ColdFusion MX data source. This function accepts two arguments, firstName and lastName, and returns any records found that match these arguments.

To create a server-side ActionScript function:

  1. Create a server-side ActionScript file that contains the following code:
//search takes firstName lastName arguments
function search(firstName, lastName)
{
	searchdata = CF.query({datasource: "bigDSN", 
		sql:"SELECT * from personnel WHERE fname = firstName AND lname = lastName"{);

	if (searchdata)
		return searchdata;
	else
		return null;
}
  1. Save the file as personneldirectory.asr.