> I have encountered a problem with lists in cf for the first time and maybe
> any one amongst knows the workaround.
>
> Here's what is happening :
> <cfset mylist="1,,34,you'll never know,25,'',45">
> The problem is that cf ignores the nil enteries.
> i.e <cfset mylist="1,,34,you'll never know,25,'',45"> is read as <cfset
> mylist="1,34,you'll never know,25,45">
> .. But i need cf to give the position of null values as well.
> Even listlen function ignores the nil values and gives the length of the
> list with the null items removed.
> PLease note that i have no control over the list items. I get them from a
> diferent system .

Replace ",," with ", ," to get a space, then just look for spaces as nulls

Philip Arnold
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Certified ColdFusion Developer
ASP Multimedia Limited
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