In ColdFusion version 9, I have the following in Index.cfm:
<cfdump var="#Application#">
But the only thing I'm getting back is a struct with the applicationname - no other variables like rootPath, mappings or customTagPath.
Here's what I have in Application.cfc:
<cfcomponent output="false">
<cfset this.name = left("App_#hash(getCurrentTemplatePath())#",64)>
<cfset this.applicationTimeout = createTimeSpan(0,8,0,0)>
<cfset this.sessionManagement=True>
<cfset this.loginStorage = "session">
<cfset this.clientManagement = False>
<cfset this.setClientCookies = True>
<cfset this.setDomainCookies = False>
<cfset this.scriptProtect = "all">
<cfset this.rootPath = getDirectoryFromPath(getCurrentTemplatePath())>
<cfset this.mappings = this.rootPath>
<cfset this.customTagPaths = "#this.rootPath#Components">