I can't imagine a scenario where you would. that's why i alluded to the fact that you can now do it (as of MX) as being either a "feature" or a "bug" :) But the fact remains that pre-MX it would throw an error, where post-MX it does not.
On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 8:37 AM, Rick Faircloth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But why would you ever want to next cfoutput tags? > > Rick > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 10:55 AM >> To: CF-Talk >> Subject: Re: cfoutput in a cfouput >> >> you've always been able to nest cfoutputs within one another when the >> outer cfoutput made use of the "group" attribute. i'm pretty sure the >> docs have always, even back in the day, said something to the effect >> of "you cannot nest <cfoutput> tags *unless the outermost tag used the >> group attribute*". >> >> as an aside... >> as of cfmx (i believe), it became possible to do >> <cfoutput><cfoutput>#now()#</cfoutput></cfoutput>. it's not something >> that i recall ever being announced as a "feature" ...or "bug"... it >> just started working. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:306164 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4

