You only need the # signs when outputting the value of a variable or using it inside a string. For example:
<cfset x = y + 1> I didn't output x or y so I never needed the pound. <cfoutput> x is #x# </cfoutput> Here I need the pound sign. It helps tell CF where the variable is. One more example: <cfset name = "Your name is #name#"> In this case, the variable was embedded in a string. The # signs tell CF to evaluate it. However, I could also write it as: <cfset name = "Your name is " & name> ======================================================================= Raymond Camden, ColdFusion Jedi Master for Hire Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW : www.camdenfamily.com/morpheus Yahoo IM : morpheus "My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is." - Yoda > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Polickoski [mailto:rpolickoski@;isrd.com] > Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 10:42 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Studio MX > > > I am fairly new to CFML (3 months). You mentioned the "rookie use > of pound signs." How else do you identify variables? > > Robert J. Polickoski > Senior Programmer, ISRD Inc. > (540) 842-6339 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > AIM - RobertJFP > > > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: "Mark A. Kruger - CFG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 09:35:02 -0600 > > >Rick, > > > >Yeah - the file explorer drives me crazy - all the files and > folders > >together... If you have a complex directory structure it means > constantly > >scrolling over to the right to find the right file. > > > >Something else - DWMX has a bunch of wizards to write CF code. > One I saw > >one demonstrated that was the "data-entry" wizard. It built a > form for > >entering records into a database. You provide the DB and select > the form > >elements etc. It was based on a recordset that you create. You > go through > >the wizard and it creates code for you - including validation > code. But the > >CF code very poor. It actuallly did this on the validation: > > > ><cfif #Form.Formname# NEQ ""> > > .... validate blah.... > ></cfif> > > > >Notice the rookie use of the pound signs. It made me wonder if > CF server > >folks were involved in the creation of the CF wizards at all. > > > >-mk > > > >P.S. - Studio 5 rocks. > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Rick Root [mailto:rroot@;wakeinternet.com] > >Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 9:00 AM > >To: CF-Talk > >Subject: Re: Studio MX > > > > > >David Adams wrote: > >> Everyone I know is still using studio and if in a pinch > Homesite MX. In > >> our lives we need more simplicity not complexity. > > > >I guess I missed the rest of this thread but I thought I'd chime > in with > >my opinion. > > > >I don't like Dreamweaver MX. We have a Site License for it here > at > >Duke, but I simply don't like it. I don't like the new explorer > layout > >that they use.. I much prefer the directories on top and the > files down > >below. > > > >I'm still using Studio 4.5 and will probably continue to use it > after we > >upgrade to CFMX in the next few weeks. > > > > - Rick > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
