so I guess all those instances where I verify the existence of a CGI
variable are pointless! I often do this:
<cfif isDefined("CGI.REMOTE_ADDR") AND CGI.REMOTE_ADDR neq "">
...
</cfif>
Guess I can change that to
<cfif CGI.REMOTE_ADDR neq "">
...
</cfif>
Crazy.
Rick
Nathan Strutz wrote:
> Yes, it's been like this for a long time. #cgi.qwertyuiop# will just
> return an empty string. Why? I don't know exactly, but I do know it is
> fairly expected, and only works with the CGI scope.
>
> -nathan strutz
> http://www.dopefly.com/
>
>
> On 2/10/06, Rick Root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>I was having some issues solving a problem today and eventually I
>>realized it was because I spelled a CGI variable.
>>
>>On my system (CFMX 7 on Windows), the following does not generate an
>>exception, as I would think that it should:
>>
>><cfoutput>#CGI.FAHRVERNUGEN#</cfoutput>
>>
>>The behavior is the same on CFMX7 for Linux and Bluedragon 6.2JX on Linux.
>>
>>Makes me think they planned it that way... but why?
>>
>>Rick
>>
>>
>
>
>
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