ColdFusion Server 4.5x and 5: Using JavaScript to Access Values Within CFTREE
Form validation for CFTREE node values are not readily available in Macromedia ColdFusion Server 4.5x and 5, and must be manually coded with the use of JavaScript. In ColdFusion 5, the CFTREE Applet was rewritten; it does not make use of the JavaScript _CF_getTree() function that was available in Version 4.5x.
In the article below, you'll find some different methods of obtaining the node value.
ColdFusion Server 4.5x and 5: Using JavaScript to Access Values Within CFTREE