thank god for that. cheers Spike, I've somehow never used compare until now.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Spike [mailto:spike@;prisma-it.com] > Sent: 18 October 2002 11:31 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] CF "Feature" > > > erm... > > compareNocase() returns 0 (boolean false)if the strings are identical > and returns -1 or 1 (boolean true) otherwise. > > It doesn't seem too silly to me to say that "Yes" isn't the > same as "1". > > Spike > > Stephen Milligan > Team Macromedia - ColdFusion > Co-author 'Reality Macromedia ColdFusion MX: Intranets and Content > Management' > http://spikefu.blogspot.com > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rich Wild [mailto:r.wild@;e-mango.com] > > Sent: 18 October 2002 12:05 > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] CF "Feature" > > > > > > it happens in MX as well, also with this code: > > > > <cfif comparenocase("yes", "1")> > > true > > <cfelse> > > false > > </cfif> > > > > which is just plain silly. > > > > as far as I know its always done this though. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Matt Horn [mailto:matt.horn@;mediatelgroup.co.uk] > > > Sent: 18 October 2002 11:19 > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: [ cf-dev ] CF "Feature" > > > > > > > > > we use 5 at the moment > > > > > > and yes I did get the window solved > > > > > > made a workaround .. PPk told me you cant create an empty > > > window object > > > > > > > > > At 11:19 18/10/02 +0100, you wrote: > > > >hmmmm scary.... > > > > > > > >Is that an MX feature or a CF "all versions" feature? > > > > > > > >Stephen > > > >PS. Did you get your JS window object problem sorted? > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "Matt Horn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 11:12 AM > > > >Subject: [ cf-dev ] CF "Feature" > > > > > > > > > > > > > Something of interest one of our developers found : > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ------------ > > > >------------- > > > > > How do you think the following statement will be > > resolved: <cfset > > > > > var1 = "Yes"> > > > > > > > > > > <cfif var1 EQ 1> > > > > > true > > > > > <cfelse> > > > > > false > > > > > </cfif> > > > > > You would think that it would return false (I certainly > > > did), instead it > > > > > returns true! > > > > > Cold Fusion does a (not so) clever boolean conversion on > > > the string "Yes" > > > > > > > > > > Even if you attempt to cast the 1 as a string "1" in > > the if: <cfif > > > > > var1 EQ "1"> > > > > > true > > > > > <cfelse> > > > > > false > > > > > </cfif> > > > > > Still true! > > > > > > > > > > The only way to get around this is to do an extra check > > > of IsNumeric(): > > > > > <cfif IsNumeric(var1) AND var1 EQ 1> > > > > > true > > > > > <cfelse> > > > > > false > > > > > </cfif> > > > > > Then you get false (hurray!). > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ------------ > > > >---------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > Matt Horn > > > > > Senior Web Applications Developer > > > > > MediaTel Group > > > > > 84-86 Regent Street > > > > > London > > > > > W1B 5AJ > > > > > Tel: +44(0)20 7439 7575 > > > > > Fax: +44(0)20 7734 0940 > > > > > > > > > > www.MediaTelGroup.co.uk > > > > > > > > > > MediaTel Group - Maximising efficiency across the entire > > > media process. > > > > > > > > > > Are you the best sporting brain in the industry? > > > > > Visit www.MediaTelGroup.co.uk/sportsquiz to enter our > > > Sports Quiz in aid > > > >of > > > > > Whizz-Kidz > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This message is for the named recipient's use only and > > may contain > > > > > confidential or privileged information. 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