Thanks for all your replies ALL HELPFUL, there was a little more to it but with everyone's input it's working now
thank you thank you thank you ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce, Rodney S HQISEC/SIGNAL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 3:59 PM Subject: RE: Dyanmic Form Names huh? > have you tried > > #Form[#sectionname#]# > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ewok [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 12:03 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Dyanmic Form Names huh? > > > #form.fieldnames# woudl return > > section1,section2,section3,section4 > > I need the values of > > #form.section1# > #form.section2# > #form.section3# > > I need to turn them into variables and get their values > > any other suggestions?? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "charlie griefer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 2:23 PM > Subject: Re: Dyanmic Form Names huh? > > > > hi ewok: > > > > you can loop over #form.fieldNames#, which is a list-variable of all of > the, > > well, form field names :) > > > > charlie > > > > > > Ewok writes: > > > > > Ok, so I have a database full of sections in the admin section > > > > > > section1 > > > section2 > > > section3 > > > section4 > > > > > > no problem looping over them to create a dynamic form > > > > > > <cfloop query="getsections" datasource="#request.maindsn#" > dbtype="ODBC"> > > > > > > <cfoutput> > > > > > > #getsections.sectionname# > > > > > > <select name="#sectionname# size="1"> > > > <option value="yes"> YES </option> > > > <option value="no"> NO </option> > > > </select> > > > > > > </cfoutput> > > > > > > </cfloop> > > > > > > so I have a form that sorta resembles my artwork below..... > > > ___________ > > > Section 1 |___YES___|/\| > > > ____________ > > > Section 2 |____NO___|/\| > > > ___________ > > > Section 3 |____YES___|/\| > > > ____________ > > > Section 3 |____NO___|/\| > > > > > > hehe those are drop down selects......no really they are! > > > > > > ok so the form is simple enough > > > > > > now when i process the template (send it to act_process.cfm) > > > > > > I want to make a list of all the selections that were YES > > > > > > ............. section1,section3 from my beautiful example ; ) > > > > > > but i cant say > > > > > > <cfif form.#section1# IS "yes"> > > > listappend(blahblahblah > > > </cfif> > > > > > > in a loop > > > > > > HOW CAN I GET THESE FORM NAMES THEIR VALUES AND !!!! *cough* sorry i > yelled > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists

