If I remember right, when using multiple delimiters, they have to be different, because two delimiters of the same character are treated as one by ColdFusion. I don't know if that has anything to do with the unexpected results you are getting, but I do know that has caused me problems in the past.
Hope this helps. If I can find the reference, I'll post it. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Richard Kroll [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 10:15 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Delimited list problems - a bug? Hey all, One of my team members just brought to me something strange that to me seems as if it's a bug. If you use multiple delimiters to create a list, and then use a single delimiter to fashion a sub-list, CF treats the sub-list as two elements. Here is an example: <cfset myList = 'element 1||element2||element3'> <cfoutput> Single list using || as delim <br><br> length = #listLen(myList, '||')# <br> <!--- This will produce 3 as expected ---> element1 = #listFirst(myList, '||')# <br> <!--- 'element1' as expected ---> element2 = #listGetAt(myList, 2, '||')# <br><!--- 'element2' as expected ---> element3 = #listLast(myList, '||')# <br> <!--- 'element3' as expected ---> </cfoutput> <br> <br> <cfset myNewList = 'element 1||element2a|element2b||element3'> <!--- now add a sub-list using a single pipe char ---> Sublist using | as delim in a list using || as delim <cfoutput> length = #listLen(myNewList, '||')# <br> <!--- returns 4?? ---> element1 = #listFirst(myNewList, '||')# <br><!--- 'element1' as expected ---> element2 = #listGetAt(myNewList, 2, '||')# <br> <!--- 'element2a' wth?!? This should return 'element2a|element2b' ---> element3 = #listLast(myNewList, '||')# <br> <!--- 'element3' as expected ---> </cfoutput> If I am explicitly telling CF that the delimiter is two pipes, why would it stop when finding only one? I tried this with other delimiters and found the same behavior. Am I crazy or does this appear to be a bug? Rich Kroll ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http:http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:267726 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
