by scoping the variable the server doesn't have to guess what scope it
should be, saves processing time.
Fred
----- Original Message -----
From: "McCollough, Alan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 11:52 AM
Subject: RE: Need to toggle URL and FORM vars
> 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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