myVariable[1] may be referring to a numbered element in an array (which have to be integers):
<cfset myVariable = arrayNew(1)> <cfset myVariable[1] = "my first value"> <cfset myVariable[2] = "my second value"> <cfoutput>#myVariable[1]#</cfoutput> would = my first value whereas myVariable["one"] may be referring to a named element of a structure (which can be any string): <cfset myVariable = structNew()> <cfset myVariable["one"] = "my first value"> <cfset myVariable["fruitcake"] = "my christmas value"> <cfset myVariable["two"] = "my second value"> <cfoutput>#myVariable["one"]#</cfoutput> would = my first value ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:315909 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4

