Thanks for the feedback, Jim and Tom! Rick
Jim Davis wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Tom Chiverton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 5:38 AM >> To: cf-talk >> Subject: Re: How can I make this code better? >> >> On Monday 20 Oct 2008, Rick Faircloth wrote: >> >>> First, what variables need to be used in the <cfset var someVar = ""> >>> >> code >> >>> and why is it important to do this? >>> >> Everything that is local to the method. >> So cfquery names, the loop variables in cfloop, the cfhttp return scope >> etc. >> etc. etc. >> > > It's an old trick, but the simplest way to do this is to create a > pseudo-scope. > > At the top (or near the top) of your method add something like this: > > <cfset var local = StructNew()> > > You can then use "local" as a "scope name" throughout the method - any place > you'd need a local variable. For example: > > <cfset local.tempvariable = ""> > > <cfloop collection="#local.CurMembers#" item="local.CurMember"> > > If you use it regularly it'll quickly become second nature. > > Jim Davis > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:314212 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
