Actually if you look at the set statement he does need the #'s.  He wouldn't
need them if it was contstructed like this.

<cfset countvar= session.application_view_list[i].name & "_red">

The way that he has it written, with the var inside of "'s he does need the
#'s.

As far as getting the value of the var within a var he needs to use
evaluate().

#Evaluate(countvar)#

--K

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Fields [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 11:15 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: Dynamic variable construction and it's use


You don't use the # signs within the cfset tag. Aside from that though, yes,
you do just say <cfoutput>#countvar#</cfoutput> .  In your set statement you
assigned the return value of the code on the right to the variable on the
left.

-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Gilchrist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 10:42 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Dynamic variable construction and it's use


Hi there,

If construct a variable name dynamically like;

<cfset countvar="#session.application_view_list[i].name#_red">

How do I then output the contents of the newly constructed variable?

If the code above evaluated to a variable name e.g. "oracledb_red", how
would I do the equivalent of
<cfoutput>
        #oracledb_red#
</cfoutput>

Doing

<cfoutput>
        #countvar#
</cfoutput>

will obviously just output the new variable name but not it's contents.
I've tried various permutations of #'s and quotes but can't seem to get it
right.
Is there a way to do this?

Thanks,
Kevin
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