This was covered here: http://www.fusionauthority.com/alert/index.cfm?alertid=5#Tech2 I have a table of different comparison types and the times they took as well as the reasoning behind each comparison type.
At 05:44 PM 3/4/02, you wrote: >Found the following set of guidelines useful: > >> http://www.fusionauthority.com/alert/index.cfm?alertid=9#Tech1 > >But - Michael or anyone else - can you explain the bit that says > >"e. Use functions when doing TEXT comparisons in CFIF - Any time >you're doing a comparison between a TEXT value and anything else >in a CFIF/CFELSEIF statement, you should use a function. If you're >checking to see if a variable is blank (""), then use Not LEN(). If >comparing two text strings, use Not CompareNoCase(). If doing a >contains, use a FindNoCase(). This was covered in ." > >A missing link at the end? Are these functions faster than the >equivalent operators? > >- Gyrus > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >- [EMAIL PROTECTED] >work: http://www.tengai.co.uk >play: http://www.norlonto.net >- PGP key available >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ______________________________________________________________________ Why Share? Dedicated Win 2000 Server � PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionc FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists

