do a <cfdump var="#url#"> and you'll see why you can't use it as a form action. As somebody else pointed out, cf stores 'url' as a structure.
On a side note, now that you're off of 4.5, <cfdump> can be your best friend :) charlie Dustin Snell [Unisyn Software, LLC] writes: > Hi again... trying to port from 4.5 to MX and I get this error. Anyone have > any idea? > > -Dustin Snell > Unisyn Software, LLC > > Error Occurred While Processing Request > Complex object types cannot be converted to simple values. > The expression has requested a variable or an intermediate expression result > as a simple value, however, the result cannot be converted to a simple > value. Simple values are strings, numbers, boolean values, and date/time > values. Queries, arrays, and COM objects are examples of complex values. > The most likely cause of the error is that you are trying to use a complex > value as a simple one. For example, you might be trying to use a query > variable in a <CFIF> tag. This was possible in ColdFusion 2.0 but creates an > error in later versions. > > The Error Occurred in > C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\unisyn\administration\Application.cfm: line 223 > > 221 : <CFOUTPUT> > 222 : > 223 : <FORM ACTION="#url#" METHOD="Post" NAME="frmLogin" > ID="frmLogin"> > 224 : > 225 : <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="origURL" VALUE="#cgi.HTTP_REFERER#"> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com