Scott did you read the article I linked to? This does explain how to do exactly what you need and a lot more.
On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Jason Fisher <ja...@wanax.com> wrote: > > Can use replaceList() instead. > > replaceList(mystring, "DECISIONMAKER,MYNAME", "Bob,Scott") > > > > On 4/2/2011 12:57 PM, Scott Williams wrote: > > LOL -- I was afraid of that! It reminds me of the portrait of Stephen > Colbert > > standing in front of a portrait of Stephen Colbert standing in front of a > > portrait of Stephen Colbert ad infinitum. > > > > Scott > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: John M Bliss<bliss.j...@gmail.com> > > To: cf-talk<cf-talk@houseoffusion.com> > > Sent: Sat, April 2, 2011 9:05:28 AM > > Subject: Re: Including multiple variables within a database response > > > > > > replace(replace(mystring, "DECISIONMAKER", "Bob", "all"), "MYNAME", > "Scott", > > "all") > > > > On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Scott Williams > > <myscottwilli...@yahoo.com>wrote: > > > >> Wow! This works great! > >> > >> What if there are multiple things to replace within the variable? For > >> example, > >> you have a string like: > >> > >> > >> "Hi DECISIONMAKER. This is MYNAME." > >> > >> I want to replace DECISIONMAKER with "Bob" and I want to replace MYNAME > >> with > >> "Scott." > >> > >> Scott Williams > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ---- > >> From: Brian Cain<bcc9...@gmail.com> > >> To: cf-talk<cf-talk@houseoffusion.com> > >> Sent: Fri, April 1, 2011 8:25:31 AM > >> Subject: Re: Including a variable within a database response > >> > >> > >> Easiest way is to use the Replace function built in to CF. > >> > >> > >> > http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/help.html?content=functions_m-r_32.html > >> l > >> > >> > >> < > >> > http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/help.html?content=functions_m-r_32.html > >> l > >>> If > >> you have multiple instances of the replacement value be sure to specify > the > >> "All" scope. You may also want to look at the ReplaceNoCase function. > >> > >> Brian Cain > >> > >> On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Scott Williams > >> <myscottwilli...@yahoo.com>wrote: > >> > >>> Hi all -- > >>> > >>> I have a script that draws some text from a database, and I would like > to > >>> embed > >>> a person's name within the text. > >>> > >>> For example, the database field contains this text: > >>> > >>> Hi #name#. How's it going? > >>> > >>> I would like the #name# to be replaced with a previously defined > variable > >>> "name." > >>> > >>> Can ColdFusion do this? If so, how? > >>> > >>> Scott > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:343496 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
