Make sure you identify the scope of the variable. I had a variables.url I was calling successfully as url in CF5 but in CFMX it looks like they changed the look up sequence and URL causes issues so I had to explicitly use variables.url.
Adam > -----Original Message----- > From: Sean A Corfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 02 October 2002 16:56 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Has anyone seen this before? - documented bug? > > > Perhaps you have a variable called premium elsewhere in your code that > has a non-simple value? > > On Wednesday, Oct 2, 2002, at 04:53 US/Pacific, Dave Wilson wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I've just been checking through our applications after upgrading from > > CF4.5 > > to CFMX and came across the following strange error. > > > > Basically I have a template which carries out various calculations to > > determine insurance premiums for a vehicle. So my final output > > variable is > > simply called "premium" - Straightforward enough. > > > > When I run the template using CFMX, I get the following error message: > > Complex object types cannot be converted to simple values. > > The expression has requested a variable or an intermediate expression > > result > > as a simple value, however, the result cannot be converted to a simple > > value. Simple values are strings, numbers, boolean values, and > > date/time > > values. Queries, arrays, and COM objects are examples of complex > > values. > > The most likely cause of the error is that you are trying to use a > > complex > > value as a simple one. For example, you might be trying to use a query > > variable in a <CFIF> tag. This was possible in ColdFusion 2.0 but > > creates an > > error in later versions. > > > > > > Now, when I went through my calculation steps, I found that by > > changing the > > variable name to ins_premium, everything worked fine. So, basically my > > question is: > > > > Is "premium" a reserved word? If so, is it in fact a complex object as > > suggested by the error message? Is this documented or should I be > > submitting > > it as a bug report? > > > > TIA, > > Dave > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
