Gary, Are you using ##FF0000 or #FF0000 use the one with two pounds signs that way coldfusion will recognize it.
On 10/24/07, Gary Strommen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a drop down menu being created from a query: > > <cfselect name="class" size="1"> > <option value="" selected="selected"></option> > <cfoutput query="qGetClasses"> > <option > value="#qGetClasses.primaryKey#">#qGetClasses.sectionTitle##DateFormat( > qGetClasses.startingDate, "mm/dd/yyyy")# - #DateFormat( > qGetClasses.endingDate, "mm/dd/yyyy")#</option> > </cfoutput> > </cfselect> > > What I would like to do is be able to change to color of the text based on > specific criteria, as in if the class is no accepting students. I would do > this through an CFIF clause (not created yet). I want to prove that the > formatting can be accomplished before I go to the next step of creating the > CFIF clause. > > Problem. I was hoping it could be as simple as adding tags around the > option seen below: > > <option value="#qGetClasses.primaryKey#"><font > color="#FF0000">#qGetClasses.sectionTitle##DateFormat( > qGetClasses.startingDate, "mm/dd/yyyy")# - #DateFormat( > qGetClasses.endingDate, "mm/dd/yyyy")#</font></option> > > However, coldfusion complains because of the # sign in <font > color="#FF0000">. A Simple Bold tag could suit my needs too but <b> or > <strong> tags seem to have no effect either. > > Is it even possible to format text inside a drop down menu? > > As always, thanks in advance! > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get the answers you are looking for on the ColdFusion Labs Forum direct from active programmers and developers. http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/categories.cfm?forumid-72&catid=648 Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Newbie/message.cfm/messageid:3118 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Newbie/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.15
