Rob, Thanks for double-checking, but still no luck.
In your case, does your variable have any HTML code in it? It would seem that the error I am getting is due to Evaluate() choking on "><&" etc. derekhed On Sep 24, 2008, at 1:21 PM, Rob Parkhill wrote: > okay, dug through my code to find where i did this. had it wrong > sorry > should be > <cfset outval = #evaluate(foo)#> > > Then output it. > > Rob > > On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 5:16 PM, Derek Hedstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >wrote: > >> Adrian, >> >> I tried: >> <cfoutput> >> #Evaluate(bar.content)# >> </cfoutput> >> >> This gives the error I posted below. >> >> Changing only the line Evaluate() is on, I have tried: >> #Evaluate(#bar.content#)# <== very odd error, no luck >> Evaluate(#bar.content#) <== no luck >> >> Rob, >> I also tried your cfset version, placing your code above the >> <cfoutput> block, but this gives me the exact same error as below. >> >> Grr! I am just poking in the dark now. How is this supposed to work? >> The documentation leads me to think that Evaluate() is only used in >> string expressions. >> >> derekhed >> >> On Sep 24, 2008, at 12:59 PM, Adrian Lynch wrote: >> >>> Does Evaluate(bar.content) work? >>> >>> Adrian >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Derek Hedstrom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: 24 September 2008 21:54 >>> To: CF-Newbie >>> Subject: Re: Outputting a variable in a variable >>> >>> >>> I am having trouble with Evaluate(). >>> >>> The first line of my page's content is: >>> <H3>Big Fat Section Header</H3> >>> >>> I get an error when using Evaluate(): >>> Invalid CFML construct found on line 1 at column 1. >>> ColdFusion was looking at the following text: >>> >>> < >>> >>> The CFML compiler was processing: >>> >>> < marks the beginning of a ColdFusion tag.Did you mean LT or >>> LTE? >>> >>> How do I get Evaluate() to work? >>> >>> derekhed >> >> =========== >> "I am pentium of borg, division is futile, you will be approximated." >> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Newbie/message.cfm/messageid:4016 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Newbie/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.15
