it may be doing an ASCII char value comparison. I.E B is GT A beacause of it's position in the charcaterset and it's value.
Not that I actually bothered testing this theory :-) Russ > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Blair [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 05 April 2004 15:55 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ cf-dev ] String values and GTE etc > > > > Afternoon, > > OK, more numeric weirdness. I had a bug (now fixed) that was > caused by a string value being incorrectly used as numeric. > Basically, I was supposed to be checking that the length of a > string was greater than > (say) 5 characters: > > #len(myString) GT 5# > > However, I'd misplaced the closing bracket so I had the following: > > #len(myString GT 5)# > > Now I would have thought that I would have got an error > trying to compare a non-numeric value (e.g. if myString = > "hvuaoeg") to a numeric one, but noooo... Try the following: > > <cfset teststr = "adgbyeai"> > <cfoutput>#val(teststr)#</cfoutput><br> <!--- "0" ---> > <cfoutput>#teststr LT 5#</cfoutput><br> <!--- "NO" ---> > <cfoutput>#teststr GT 5#</cfoutput> <!--- "YES" ---> > > So what's going on here then? > > Tim. > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------- > <CF_CodingContest mode="judging" newentries="false"> > Maze Solver - http://tech.badpen.com/cfcontest/ > ------------------------------------------------------- > RAWNET LTD - Internet, New Media and ebusiness Gurus. > WE'VE MOVED - for our new address, please visit our > website at http://www.rawnet.com/ or call us any time > on 0800 294 24 24. > ------------------------------------------------------- > This message may contain information which is legally > privileged and/or confidential. If you are not the intended > recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorised > disclosure, copying, distribution or use of this information > is strictly prohibited. Such notification notwithstanding, > any comments, opinions, information or conclusions expressed > in this message are those of the originator, not of rawnet > limited, unless otherwise explicitly and independently > indicated by an authorised representative of rawnet limited. > ------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > These lists are syncronised with the CFDeveloper forum at > http://forum.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > CFDeveloper Sponsors and contributors:- > *Hosting and support provided by CFMXhosting.co.uk* :: > *ActivePDF provided by activepdf.com* > *Forums provided by fusetalk.com* :: *ProWorkFlow > provided by proworkflow.com* > *Tutorials provided by helmguru.com* :: *Lists > hosted by gradwell.com* > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- These lists are syncronised with the CFDeveloper forum at http://forum.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ CFDeveloper Sponsors and contributors:- *Hosting and support provided by CFMXhosting.co.uk* :: *ActivePDF provided by activepdf.com* *Forums provided by fusetalk.com* :: *ProWorkFlow provided by proworkflow.com* *Tutorials provided by helmguru.com* :: *Lists hosted by gradwell.com* To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
