modulesExternalLocation issue

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I was trying to build RestAPI with Coldbox. Installed below sample app using commanbox and it was working.


install bdw429s/coldbox-versioned-api
server start

I moved the modules code to a external folder "ExtModules" which is at the same level of "coldbox-versioned-api" folder.
In coldbox.cfc added 

modulesExternalLocation         = ["C:/Projects/RnD/ExtModules"]

Now when I run the code, I'm getting below error (Attached screenshot for reference)

Similar code works in Lucee sever webroot (without commandbox)

Please give me your suggestions on this issue.

Thanks.

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You need to create CF mapping that points to your external folder (or some folder higher) and use that in your ColdBox setting. In other words, provide a CFC mapping path, not an expanded path. The reason is that CF is not capable of creating arbitrary CFCs outside of the web root unless there is a CF mapping. You can see from the error message that Coldbox simply tried to replace all slashes with periods. but that won’t work on an expanded path.

So in your Application.cfc:

this.mappings[ ‘ExtModules’ ] = expandPath( '…/…/ ExtModules ’ ); // Adjust as necessary…

And in /config/Coldbox.cfc
modulesExternalLocation = ["/ExtModules"]

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Thanks Brad. I created cfmapping using commandbox and its working awsome.