it's simple.
by using attributes it allows you to do 3 things.
1) pass variables in from a FORM
2) pass variables in from a URL
3) pass variables in from a CFMODULE
The attributes scope allows for a single scoping instead of having to
constantly switch back and forth when you want this functionality.
The CFMODULE technique is only rarely used, but it's powerful as all
hell when you do use it. Basically it allows you to create a CF tag
made up of multiple files. The beautiful thing is that it works
identically to the way you create your normal application.
Does that make sense?
Steve
"McCollough, Alan" wrote:
>
> OK, I'm now going to ask a question that is so shocking, so inane, that I've
> gotta gotta ask it.
>
> I have never understood fully the benefits of using attributes. scoped
> variables instead of form. or url. scoped variables. Could somebody please
> enlighten me? I'm sure I got beat up on the CF Developer's test on those
> questions...
>
> Alan McCollough
> Web Programmer
> Alaska Native Medical Center
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Fred T. Sanders [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2000 7:54 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Need to toggle URL and FORM vars
> >
> > well if your using formurl2attributes, then you can code them as
> > attributes.
> > scoped variables and it won't matter how your getting them.
> >
> > Fred
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "CM Randall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2000 11:22 AM
> > Subject: Need to toggle URL and FORM vars
> >
> >
> > > I'm working with a site that is going to send me vars using either URL
> > or
> > > FORM variables. I have the code done for accepting URL variables and I
> > want
> > > to find an easy way to dynamically convert all my URL.vars to be
> > FORM.vars
> > > in my code. I can setup a CFIF statement to check and then send the
> > script
> > > to the correct code (either URL or FORM) but then I would have two code
> > sets
> > > to manage.
> > >
> > > Is there a way to modify my current code to accept the other servers
> > > variables no matter if they are sending URL or FORM vars? The code for
> > both
> > > is 100% identical.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > --RC
> > >
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