Couple things: - make sure the page has a .cfm extension - make sure you have <cfoutput> tags around the variable If you have both those things, then further code example/environment setup information is necessary.
-- Josh On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 2:05 PM, Fred Weaver <[email protected]> wrote: > > total newbie! > > I've installed Coldfusion 9 in my iMac, ColdFusionLauncher indicates that > it is running. I've create a very simple "Hello" html with CF tags and a > #variable#, but the output does not evaluate the variable, it just prints > out "#variable#. > > I'm taking an on-line course the briefly covers Coldfusion, but I can't get > any of the sample exercises to work. > > Did I miss setting up something in the install? Should html and cfm files > be in a specific folder? > > I've run Apache and PHP on localhost without any problems. I just feel like > I'm missing one little step. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:341202 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
