Personally I wouldn't go around quoting what other people say, I prefer to have my own opinions based on knowledge and fact form my own experience.
I could tell you Iraq have no weapons of mass destruction if I were to take the quote of a certain madman and repeat it back to you. But we all know that isn't true. Russ Michaels Macromedia/Allaire Certified ColdFusion Developer CFDeveloper The free resource and community for ColdFusion developer. http://www.cfdeveloper.co.uk Join the CFDeveloper discussion lists. To subscribe send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: EWS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 21 January 2004 18:24 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ cf-dev ] Nested IIf functions > > > I would take that point up with Ben Forta whom I got the > statement from > originally. > > On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 16:18:29 +0000, > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > what if you had say 100 sites, each with 100 pages. in > each of those > > pages > > you use IIF where you could have used something faster. > each site gets > > thousands of hits a day. could that not have a cumulative > effect on cf > > server's performance? > > > > the whole point of writing code that is marginally faster in > > performance than something else, isn't because it's > super-duper faster > > on one run-through, or that you're only meant to use it in nested > > loops. it's to improve overall performance in the long > run, isn't it? > > > > > > Duncan Cumming > > IT Manager > > > > http://www.alienationdesign.co.uk > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Tel: 0141 575 9700 > > Fax: 0141 575 9600 > > > > Creative solutions in a technical world > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Get your domain names online from: > http://www.alienationdomains.co.uk > > Reseller options available! > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > "Snake > > Hollywood" To: > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: > > kepit.net> Subject: > RE: [ cf-dev ] > > Nested IIf functions > > > > 21/01/2004 16:14 > > Please respond > > to dev > > > > > > > > > > > > I hate when people start this. > > You will only see any overhead if you use hundreds of IIF > statements in a > > page or in some sort of nested loop. Otherwise the > difference is too > > small > > to notice, it wont even make a 1ms difference to your page > if you have a > > cfif instead of an IIF. > > > > Russ Michaels > > Macromedia/Allaire Certified ColdFusion Developer > > > > CFMX Hosting > > Phone: 0845 456 3487 > > Tech Support: 0906 9607800 > > FAX: 0709 2212 636 > > WEB: cfmxhosting.co.uk > > > >> Please use the support helpdesk on our web site to submit support > >> tickets. > > < > > > > Join our ColdFusion Developer discussion lists. > > Send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: EWS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: 21 January 2004 10:44 > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: Re: [ cf-dev ] Nested IIf functions > >> > >> > >> Just a quick point. IIF is great but use sparingly. If possible use > >> CFSWITCH of CFIF as IIf does have a greater processing > >> overhead. If this > >> is not possible then IIf is fine and does a great job. > >> > >> Just a thought > >> > >> On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 10:34:25 -0000, Tomo Smith > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > > >> > #IIf(GetPatients.wait_time_mins[i] GT 381000, > >> > DE("red"), 'IIf(GetPatients.wait_time_mins[i] GT 375000, > >> > DE("orange"), DE("blue"))')# > >> > > >> > try the iif statement above. I changed your DEs to use > >> double quotes, > >> > and > >> > your inner IIF has single quotes around it, otherwise it > wont work! > >> > > >> > Cheers, > >> > > >> > Tom > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: "Osullivan Karl (RKB) Senior Analyst/Programmer" > >> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > To: "CF - Development Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 10:27 AM > >> > Subject: [ cf-dev ] Nested IIf functions > >> > > >> > > >> >> > >> >> UHCWT Logo > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Hello > >> >> > >> >> Is it possible to nest IIf statements, as I'm trying to do the > >> >> following: > >> >> > >> >> style="background-color:#IIf(GetPatients.wait_time_mins[i] > >> GT 381000, > >> >> DE('red'), IIf(GetPatients.wait_time_mins[i] GT 375000, > >> DE('orange'), > >> >> DE('blue')))#;" > >> >> > >> >> However, when I run this, the following message appears > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Variable orange is undefined. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Is my syntax wrong? I thought it looked okay. 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