Yeah I saw that post. Up until now I had only tried to use single character delimiters, except when I would generate a list for display from the db using valueList. Very strange behavior.
Tim Heald ACP/CCFD :) Application Development www.schoollink.net > -----Original Message----- > From: Tyler Silcox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 4:17 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: list delimiters>>> > > > Tim wrote: MyList=ValueList(queryName.ColumnName, ', '); > > That'll work, but it doesn't work for ListAppend, which seams > pretty screwy > to me. I use ValueList all the time with the ", " and I always try (and > fail) to use ListAppend(list, value, ", "), see my previous message below > for an example. I just thought I'd check with y'all to see if > anyone had a > good explanation for this... > > Tyler Silcox > email | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Timothy Heald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 3:48 PM > Subject: RE: list delimiters>>> > > > MyList=ValueList(queryName.ColumnName, ', '); > > Is that what you mean? If you put something in the delimiter place than > that will be the delimiter. If you bob, then in between each list member > will be the word bob. If you used chr(09) [tab] than you would have a tab > delimited list. > > Tim Heald > ACP/CCFD :) > Application Development > www.schoollink.net > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tyler Silcox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 3:48 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Re: list delimiters>>> > > > > > > I am actually trying to use a string as a delimiter like > > #ListAppend(MyList, MyValue, "mystring")# . > > > > If I do this: > > > > <cfscript> > > MyList=""; > > MyList=ListAppend(MyList, "Hello There", "mystring"); > > MyList=ListAppend(MyList, "Good Afternoon", "mystring"); > > </cfscript> > > > > MyList is equal to: Hello TheremGood Afternoon > > > > But if I do this: > > > > <cfscript> > > MyList=ValueList(queryName.ColumnName, "mystring"); > > </cfscript> > > > > then MyList is then equal to: Hello TheremystringGood Afternoon > > > > Why do the List functions behave differently? Is there any rules > > or such to go by when using delimiters? > > > > Tyler Silcox > > email | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > BTW: I'm not trying to use "mystring" as a delimiter, I just want > > to use ", " (comma space) as a delimiter to output the list to > > the browser. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ryan Kime" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 3:21 PM > > Subject: RE: list delimiters>>> > > > > > > Is this what you are looking for? If you already have a list, you > > can change > > the delimiter like so.... > > > > ListChangeDelims(#yourList#, "+") > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tyler Silcox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 2:20 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: list delimiters>>> > > > > > > Is there any known tricks to providing list delimiters to the List > > functions? Sometimes you can use a string as a delimiter, > #ValueList()#, > > and other times it will only allow you to use/accept the first > character, > > such as #ListAppend()#. Any idears? > > > > Tyler Silcox > > email | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com 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

