Also, shouldn't it be <cfif form[ 'Expires_' & UpdateMe ] is 'Yes'>
??? or is it the current trend to use EQ when checking a text field nowadays? :) On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 6:22 AM, Dave Watts <dwa...@figleaf.com> wrote: > > > I'm having no trouble setting and outputting a dynamic variable name: > > > > <cfoutput>Expires_#UpdateMe#= #form[ 'Expires_' & UpdateMe]#</cfoutput> > > > > > > but when I go to evaluate that variable: > > > > <cfif form[ 'Expires_' & UpdateMe ] EQ Yes> > > > > it returns: > > > > Variable YES is undefined > > > > because the VALUE of the Variable named "Expires7" is indeed "YES". > > Without quotes around "Yes", CF sees it as a variable name, not a > literal string. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > 1-202-527-9569 > http://www.figleaf.com/ > http://training.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on > GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:358912 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
