> I was surprised today that the following code actually displayed a value: > > http://www.cftools.test/formtest.cfm?form.test=test > > Here is the code: > > <cfoutput> > #form.test# > </cfoutput> > > > Why does this work? Is it considered a bug? > > I did find that if I referenced the form variable like this > #form["test"]#, it doesn't work as above.
You're creating a variable named URL.form.test, and CF 8 is relaxed enough to not give you a hard time about it. However, there's no form scope there really, just the URL scope, which is why the second reference doesn't work. My guess is that if you referenced URL.form["test"], it would work fine. 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! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:313360 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
