Forgot to say, that's in CFDJ -- ColdFusion Developers Journal. Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> There is an article on using CFWDDX for serializing and deserializing complex > > data types for use with client variables. Although this isn't exactly what > the original author of this thread is looking to do, the source code > examples, > etc. will likely be very helpful. It's in 2002 Volume 4, Issue 4, page 32, > by > Tsara Borsting ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). If you don't have the magazine you can > probably access it online. > > -Grant Szabo > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: S. Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 26 November 2002 16:16 > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Re: Can a form pass a structured variable to target template? > > (EBW) > > > > > > > Look into using wddx and the cfwddx tag. > > > > > In short you would create a structure, use the cfwddx to convert it to > > > wddx, > > > use a hidden variable to pass the wddx packet to the receiving page and > > > then > > > use cfwddx to convert the packet back to a structure. > > > > > Its exactly what wddx and cfwddx is designed for. > > > > I don't know if I'd say passing complex data in form fields is exactly > what > > it was intended for. Wddx has a number of uses -- I only wish someone > would > > revive the project and bring it up to speed with other xml languages. I > > remember seeing someone at a CFUG meeting demonstrate how they had used > > cfhttp and wddx to retrieve queries from a remote ColdFusion server. > > Normally you would just connect to the sql server from the local CF > Server, > > however, they had firewall issues or somesuch which prevented this from > > being a viable solution. Granted the cfhttp and wddx packet were slower, > but > > it was also a low-volume application, so it seemed to work fairly well... > > > > s. isaac dealey 954-776-0046 > > > > new epoch http://www.turnkey.to > > > > lead architect, tapestry cms http://products.turnkey.to > > > > certified advanced coldfusion 5 developer > > http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=21816 > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting.
