RE: UDF Vs Custom Tags?

2001-09-13 Thread Andrew Scott
No! UDF's allow you to create a function, where a customtag is more like the name suggests. So you can do something like what is below in a UDF:- cfset test = CustomFunction(var1,var2,var..) Regards, Andrew Scott -Original Message- From: Will Ryan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent:

RE: UDF Vs Custom Tags?

2001-09-13 Thread Raymond Camden
I need some clarification, what is the difference between a UDF a Custom Tag? Are they stored called the same way? Big question. Your best bet is to read the CF docs, or any of the new CF5 books, but, as a general overview: Custom tags are called via CF_Foo, where Foo is the name of

RE: UDF Vs Custom Tags?

2001-09-13 Thread Thomas Chiverton
I need some clarification, what is the difference between a UDF a Custom Tag? Are they stored called the same way? I'd usualy just tell someone to RTFM, but I'm bored today. A custom tag is called like: cf_mytag wibble=rar rar=wibble kdsgsdgsdg sdg sgd sdg /cf_mytag A UDF is

Re: UDF Vs Custom Tags?

2001-09-13 Thread Trishan Singh
Well actually they are very diffenent but yet the same... A UDF is a function Use a cfscript block to define a User Defined Function in a C++/Java style function which is used as a #UserDefinedFunction()# A Custom Tag is a mini applicaion... Creating a new CFM that is completely self

RE: UDF Vs Custom Tags?

2001-09-13 Thread Dave Watts
I need some clarification, what is the difference between a UDF a Custom Tag? Are they stored called the same way? A User-defined function (UDF) is a code module written in CFSCRIPT in (or included into) your ColdFusion program file - you might hear UDFs referred to as inline functions.

Re: UDF Vs Custom Tags?

2001-09-13 Thread Critter
Hello Will, 0.02 Custom tags are called in their own memory space, so their execution is not quite as fast as udf's (I believe) -- Critter, MMCP Certified ColdFusion Developer Crit[s2k] - CF_ChannelOP Network=Efnet Channel=ColdFusion --- Thursday,