> I have been using CF (pretty sporadically) for anout 5 years > now and I am embarrassed to admit to never quite getting my > head around when to use the hash signs.
If you're using a ColdFusion expression within a string, and you want to output the value of the expression, use hashes. Otherwise, don't. <cfset thisvar = "a string value"> <cfset thatvar = thisvar> <cfset thisstring = "some literal string #thisvar# some more literal string"> Or <cfset thisstring = "some literal string " & thisvar & " some more literal string"> <cfoutput>This is also a string, of course, so if I want to output an expression, I'll need hashes: #thisvar#</cfoutput> The one exception I can think of to this is the CFDUMP tag. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! This email has been processed by SmoothZap - www.smoothwall.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJQ Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:281155 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
