Hi Mike, Your first option should work if they really are strings, I've done that one often enuf myself. Evaluate is just doing the same job and I've never seen toString being used lke that before :-)
if <cfset temporaryfile = "#gettemporarydirabs()#\#theImage.getName()#" /> does not work try putting each function call into their own simple variable and then concatenate them. <cfset string1 = gettemporarydirabs() /> <cfset string2 = theImage.getName() /> <cfset temporaryfile = "#string1#\#string2#" /> HTH Kym K Mike Kear wrote: > i'm trying to concatenate two values - an absolute directory and a > filename into an absolute file reference for CFFILE to manipulate. > But i'm getting an error. I've tried every combination and > permutation I can think of but still havent hit the correct one . can > anyone see what i'm obviously too close to now to see? > > The two values (which DO return strings - i've checked) are : > #gettemporarydirabs()# and #theImage.getName()# > > The error is: "The value > E:\Sites\Customers\Customername\wwwroot\cms\images\userfiles\Temporary > cannot be converted to a number." That value is what is returned > from the first function gettemporarydirabs() . > > The line that causes the error is: > <cfset temporaryfile = tostring(#gettemporarydirabs()#\#theImage.getName()#) > /> > > I've also tried the following: > > <cfset temporaryfile = "#gettemporarydirabs()#\#theImage.getName()#" /> > <cfset temporaryfile = evaluate(#gettemporarydirabs()#\#theImage.getName()#) > /> > <cfset temporaryfile = tostring(#gettemporarydirabs()# & "\" & > #theImage.getName()#) /> > > and a few other combinations, but all give the same result. > > What am I missing here? (I just KNOW its going to end up being one > of those 'slap the forehead' moments!) > > > -- Yours, Kym Kovan mbcomms.net.au --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cfaussie+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
