Hi Douglas...thanks for the tip...
I still think I need to pass my fields as I will be uploading/deleting files
and don't want to be running my actions on every field. Perhaps I could
just do a test for "://".
the evaluate() was what I was looking for.
e
----- Original Message -----
From: "Douglas Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Fusebox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: modules, loops, and fun!
> By the way, you don't need to pass in your list of form fields, since they
> are globally available to the CFMODULE you are running.
>
> I think you want to use the EVALUATE function like so:
>
> <CFLOOP collection="#form#" item="CurFormField">
> <CFSET MyFormField = Evaluate("form.#CurFieldField#")>
> </cfloop>
>
> However, if you do a list loop (which is slightly slower), then do this:
>
> <CFLOOP list="#MyList#" index="CurFormField">
> <CFSET MyFormField = Evaluate("form.#CurFieldField#")>
> </cfloop>
>
>
> At 10:22 AM 2/16/01, Ethan Rosch wrote:
> >hi all...
> >
> >quick question as I delve into the world of modules and loops...
> >
> >
> >I am trying to build a module that will in turn loop over the attributes
> >sent to it, which are form fields......this module will take whatever
form
> >fields are sent to it and then get there values and act via a loop.
> >
> >my problem is how to get the formfelds to parse to their values in the
> >module loop and not their names.
> >
> >here's a sample code of the idea:
> >
> ><cfmodule template="test.cfm"
> > mylist="firstformfieldname,secondformfieldname,">
> >
> >---------------------------------------
> >
> >for this example let's say that
> >
> >firstformfield's user inputed value = Red
> >secondformfield's user inputed value = blue
> >
> >now the module
> >
> >-------------------------------
> >
> ><cfloop index="fieldname" list="#attributes.mylist#">
> >
> > <cfoutput>#Fieldname#</cfoutput>
> >
> ></cfloop>
> >
> >--------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >what I want is :
> >
> >Red
> >Blue
> >
> >what I get is:
> >
> >FirstFormField
> >SecondFormField
> >
> >any idea's would be greatly appreciated...I'm beating myself up and now I
> >come to you.....
> >
> >thanks,
> >
> >ethan
> >
> >
> >
>
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