Ahhhh ... Jim, that did it ... makes me feel like a rookie ;) Thanks!
Paul Giesenhagen QuillDesign 417-885-1375 http://www.quilldesign.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 3:10 PM Subject: RE: XML Is or NOT? >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Paul Giesenhagen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 3:21 PM >> To: CF-Talk >> Subject: Re: XML Is or NOT? >> >> <cfif IsDefined(XMLResponse.RateV2Response.Package.Error)> >> >> Same error >> >> Element RATEV2RESPONSE.PACKAGE.ERROR is undefined in XMLRESPONSE > > You NEED the quotes, but you DON'T need the pound signs. > > IsDefined() takes one parameter - the NAME of a variable (a string). It > returns "true" if a variable by that name exists, "false" if not. > > So the input has to be a string. > > These two lines do EXACTLY the same thing: > > <cfif IsDefined(XMLResponse.RateV2Response.Package.Error)> > <cfif IsDefined("#XMLResponse.RateV2Response.Package.Error#")> > > Quotes indicate a string and pound signs distinguish a variable value > within > a string. So both of these end up trying to get the _value_ of > XMLResponse.RateV2Response.Package.Error and see if there's a variable by > that name. > > This one however: > > <cfif IsDefined("XMLResponse.RateV2Response.Package.Error")> > > Will look for that variable name and return whether or not it exists. > > It's worth it to check out livedocs.macromedia.com, there's an extensive > chapter on parsing XML in CF and full documentation for all functions. > > Jim Davis > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:223287 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
