CF doesn't process any commands sent through a form submission. Probably
for security reasons, I would think. So your #name# is just plain text as
far CF is concerned.
You need to code this into your <cfmail> tag. Something like
<cfmail ...>
Dear #query.name#:
#form.textarea#
</cfmail>
=========================
Howard Owens
Web Producer
InsideVC.com
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joshua Miller [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 7:38 AM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: Customizing Email with CFMail
>
> I'm making a small bulk mail application so we can notify registered users
> of various updates to our site, etc. I have a small form with a subject
> line
> and a body block (textarea) and I want to be able to enter #name# to refer
> to the user by name. The CFMAIL loops over a database where #name# exists
> as
> a field. If I enter #name# into the <cfmail> block it works fine, but when
> I
> pass #name# through the text area it sends the actual text '#name#' with
> the
> email ...
>
> What am I doing wrong? Is there a way to do this? Do I have to URLEncode
> the
> #name# being passed?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Joshua Miller
> Web Development
> Eagle Technologies Group, Inc.
> Business Solutions for the Next Generation
> www.eagletgi.com
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
>
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