Run a Replace on the string of data, and change the single # to a double ## that then CF would process as a single one?
On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Bryan Stevenson < [email protected]> wrote: > > Hey All, > > I've got an issue where an external program written in Adobe AIR is > passing a pipe delimited list of values to CF via a webservice and that > list may contain strings like so "^" (a caret symbol)....or just a > straight up # (like someone saying x# of y - short form for x number of > y). BTW in Adobe AIR caret symbols in the data values in the list are > being replaced with "^" because the caret is a special character in > the pipe delimited list (it's used as a sub-list delimiter). > > CF chokes on the single pound in the variable (or confuses everything > between 2 # as a variable name instead of simple values). > > I'm having quite the brain fart day and so I'm looking for a way to deal > with this reality - any thoughts? > > TIA > > Take care > > -Bryan > > -- > *Bryan Stevenson*B.Comm. > President & CEO > Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. - makers of FACTS^(TM) > phone: 250.480.0642 > cell: 250.920.8830 > e-mail: [email protected] <mailto: > [email protected]> > web: www.electricedgesystems.com <http://www.electricedgesystems.com> > and www.fisheryfacts.com <http://www.fisheryfacts.com> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > -----CONFIDENTIALITY------ > This message, including any attachments, is confidential and may contain > information that is privileged or exempt from disclosure. It is intended > only for the person to whom it is addressed unless expressly authorized > otherwise by the sender. If you are not an authorized recipient, please > notify the sender immediately and permanently destroy all copies of this > message and attachments. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:357615 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
