To use a non-standard name like that you will need to use bracket notation.
<cfoutput>#form["name" & id]#</cfoutput> -------------- Ian Skinner Web Programmer BloodSource www.BloodSource.org Sacramento, CA "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" - Cynthia Dunning ...-----Original Message----- ...From: Butch Zaccheo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ...Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 3:54 PM ...To: CF-Talk ...Subject: variables and dashes ... ...Hi, ... ...I�m sure this is a simple question, but I can�t figure it out for some ...reason. ... ...I have a form variable form.name. ... ...I add an id on the end to associate the field to an item in my database. ...example: form.name#ID# = form.name0CDE59B0-D9D7-2DD3-F28C19C88DDC1EC2 ... ...when I try and reference the form field on a different page I get ...problems. ...example: <cfqueryparam cfsqltype="cf_sql_varchar" ...value="#Evaluate("name"&)#ID#"> ... ...It gives me an error like this: ... "D9D7," on line 1, column 19, is not a valid identifier name. ... ...The CFML compiler was processing: ...an expression beginning with "name0CDE59B0", on line 1, column 1.This ...message is usually caused by a problem in the expressions structure. ... ...I know the dashes are giving me the problem. What can I do to generate ...the ...name of the form field I want using a UUID without dashes being a ...problem. ...Is there a way to make evaluate add the ID and ignore the dashes? ... ...Any help would be much appreciated. ... ...Thanx ... ...Bzaccheo ... ... ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Protect your mail server with built in anti-virus protection. It's not only good for you, it's good for everybody. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=39 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:189593 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
