If you're trying to dynamically generate code to put in a file, you can't do it that way.
Do this instead: <!--- GET LIST LENGTH ---> <cfset printIt = "1212,1549,2003"> <cfset listLength = ListLen("#printIt#")> <!--- DISPLAY EVERY ELEMENT IN LIST ---> <cfset x = 1> <cfset out = ""> <cfloop index="i" from="#x#" to="#listLength#" step="1"> <cfset out = out & '<CFSET varMergeFile#i# = "c:\inetpub\uploads\pdf\resume_#i#.pdf"'> </cfloop> <cfoutput>#out#</cfoutput> Of course you won't see the output because it won't render ... but you can write the contents of the "out" variable to a file or put it in a DB or whatever. ALTERNATIVELY, if what you're actually tring to do is set the variables, do this: <!--- GET LIST LENGTH ---> <cfset printIt = "1212,1549,2003"> <cfset listLength = ListLen("#printIt#")> <!--- DISPLAY EVERY ELEMENT IN LIST ---> <cfset x = 1> <cfset out = ""> <cfloop index="i" from="#x#" to="#listLength#" step="1"> <CFSET variables["varMergeFile#i#"] = "c:\inetpub\uploads\pdf\resume_#i#.pdf"> <!--- or, god forbit ---> <cfset setVariable("varMergeFile#i#", "c:\inetpub\uploads\pdf\resume_#i#.pdf")> </cfloop> -- Rick Root CFFM - Open Source Coldfusion File Manager http://www.opensourcecf.com/cffm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:326561 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4