<CFSET VariableName="name_of_variable">
<CFSET VariableValue="the value of the variable">
<CFSET "#VariableName#"=VariableValue>
<CFOUTPUT>
#name_of_variable#
</CFOUTPUT>
Bert
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Nottage [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 28 June 2000 04:21
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: Executing a String?
>
>
>
> How can I assemble an CFML command inside a string and execute it?
>
> For example, If I had the following CFML code, what would be
> the next line
> to actually cause the variable "somevalue" to be created and
> assigned a
> value of 3?
>
> <cfset myString = "<CFSET somevalue=3>">
>
> I have a table with two columns called "variableName" and
> "variableValue".
> I'd like to loop through the set and make sure all the
> variables get their
> assigned values.
>
> I could have sworn I made this happen before, but I just can't seem to
> remember how. I've tried the #evaluate()# function, but you can't do
> something like <CFSET #evaluate("variableName")# =
> #evaluate("variableValue")#> because the left side of an
> equation can't be a
> function, according to the CF rules.
>
> Any ideas???
>
> --Doug
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