Try this: test["variables.self"] = 123 Although having a period in a variable name is really pretty scary... I'd say that you REALLY want to look at revising this particular requirement...
What drives this need? J On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 16:52:49 -0600, Jeff Chastain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am needing to create a structure where the key name has a period in it and > is not evaluated as a nested structure. > > For example ... > > test.variables.self = 123 > > .... should actually be a structure called 'test' with the key name equal to > 'variables.self' and the value equal to 123. > > I have been able to do this with a very ugly combination of a DE function > and a set of string functions, but I was hoping for a cleaner method. > > Anybody? > > Thanks > -- Jeff > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:198610 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=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
