you can set fields into the form (keys into the form struct/scope), but not create/alter the form scope directly.
in your code example, you'd loop over the tony struct and set each form field with that. does seem like a PITA... duplicate() would be a nicer (easier) way :\ On 9/24/07, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > can someone explain why the dump of the > form scope, doesnt show, but the dump of > the "chuck" scope does? > > i assume that its because the name "form" is > protected and can be psuedo used...? > > help. thanks. tony > > <cfset session.tony = structNew() /> > <cfset session.tony.firstname = "Tony" /> > <cfset session.tony.lastName = "Weeg"> > <cfset form = duplicate(session.tony) /> > <cfset chuck = duplicate(session.tony) /> > > <cfdump var="#session#"> > <cfdump var="#session.tony#"> > <cfdump var="#form#" label = "Form should be here"> > <cfdump var="#chuck#" label = "Chuck was here"> > > -- > 'Never have anything in your life that you can't walk out on in thirty > seconds flat, if you spot the heat coming around the corner' > > robert deniro - heat (1995) > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade to ColdFusion 8 and integrate with Adobe Flex http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:289344 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4

