Hi Chad, > I have not tested this yet, as it seems this is an MX feature and I am on CF 5 for the next week or so. > form["MyRadio" & IndexNo]
This will work on cf5.. I do this all the time on my cf5 machine. If you are storing column names in the database, then you may be Forced to use evaluate. Is there any chance of changing the database Design? Cheers, Adam -----Original Message----- From: Chad Renando [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 19 May 2005 7:39 AM To: CFAussie Mailing List Subject: [cfaussie] evaluating evaluate (was Dynamically Named Variables) Across the board yesterday , I read "avoid evaluate", but I could not find any guidelines on when it "must" be used. I usually see it being used in situations where the variable is being named dynamically, such as the case of passing a list of form fields (form.MyRadio1, form.MyRadio2, etc.). I have read the solution to this being one of addressing the scope as a structure, like so: form["MyRadio" & IndexNo] I have not tested this yet, as it seems this is an MX feature and I am on CF 5 for the next week or so. However, I am dealing with a situation shared by Bec Gorton where I am reading the column names from the database. Here is an example of the logic: I have a Table column called: MyDynamicVariable The value of MyDynamicVariable = MyVariable If I output MyDynamicVariable, I get "MyVariable". However, I want to output MyVariable, which = "John". The only way I know to do this is evaluate MyDynamicVariable. A similar logic could be found by passing a variable name in a form field. So is there a way around using evaluate in this situation? Chad who says, "Nice smile, Bec!" http://www.aad.gov.au/MediaLibrary/asset/mediaitems/ml_382894364467593_B ec_1.jpg --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/ --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/
