About the 95% mark. I'll have to actually try scoping everything to
attributes. for it to 'click' and reach the 100% mark... Ya know, you can
lead a horse to water, but sometimes you gotta bonk 'em over the head with a
2x4 to get his nose in it...
> Did that get you to the 100% mark?
>
> Steve
>
>
> "McCollough, Alan" wrote:
> >
> > 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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