Ah but is it testing GT the number "9999999999" or the combined value of 10 x ascii value for 9 So that would for example be 39+39+39 etc for 999 And 60+ 45+ 59+ 60 for test
Russ > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Blair [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 05 April 2004 18:14 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] String values and GTE etc > > > > > it may be doing an ASCII char value comparison. > > Snot that: > > <cfoutput>#teststr GT 9999999999#</cfoutput> <!--- "YES" ---> > > :o\ > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------- > <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. 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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. > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Snake Hollywood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 05 April 2004 18:06 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] String values and GTE etc > > > > 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. 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