Regarding the code you pasted, you can simply do this: <cfparam name="lengthOfEmploy" default="NA">
If that variable is a form variable you should be scoping it that way. Mike -----Original Message----- From: Torrent Girl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 2:09 PM To: CF-Newbie Subject: Need help - deadline 5pm Here is my orginal post: (I can send you the code offline) Hello all. I am creating a form with a lot of fields. Some are required and some are not. The ones that are not A fellow developer was trying to explain to me a way to set a form fields to "" so they won't cause an error, but no one GIVE SYNTAX EXAMPLES!! (sorry had to scream) Can you guys/gals help me? Here is what I have (which doesn't seem to work) <cfif '#lengthOfEmploy#' EQ ""> <cfset '#lengthOfEmploy#' EQ "NA"> </cfif> Thanks TGirl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Captivate from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=52 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:15:1216 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/15 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:15 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.15 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
