Why not convert the variable to a WDDX packet and store that
in the database, then deserialise it when you have
retrieved the row?
I hope I've interpreted your problem correctly
Tristram Charnley
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christian N. Abad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 19 March 2001 19:57
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: Parsing a text field from a db...
>
>
> Folks:
>
> Here is today's challenge :
>
> I have a database that stores Library articles (how-to's).
>
> I need to be able to store ColdFusion markup in the database
> and have it
> parsed once the row is retrieved from the database.
>
> For example, I store the following text in the db:
>
> <img src="#application.imagesRoot#/library/image.gif">
>
> Then, I retrieve this Library item from the db with a query
> and display it,
> like this :
>
> <cfoutput>#myQueryName.article#</cfoutput>
>
> PROBLEM : The text that is written to the html file the
> LITERAL text from
> the database. Instead, I need to have this text parsed and
> interpreted as
> CFML.
>
> Does this make sense?
>
> Any ideas?!
>
> Thanks!
>
> Christian N. Abad
>
>
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