OOh, about 90%. But, I'm still waiting for the light bulb to turn on over my
head. What is the benefit of saying "attributes.squid" instead of just plain
old "squid" ?
Alan McCollough
Web Programmer
Alaska Native Medical Center
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Nelson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 7:55 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Need to toggle URL and FORM vars
>
> 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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