It's not the browser that interprets that parameter string, but rather the CFMX server. This bit of syntax...
<ui:hpimage image='Dr_Andes_final.jpg' width='204' hieght='238' alt='Dr. Jon M. Andes and friends' caption='yes'> ..on it's own calls a custom tag (hpimage.cfm) that writes some rather extensive code to the page. I was trying to find a way to pass it as one parameter to a page instead of as five parameters (without a db call). Cutter Mike Townend wrote: >View the source of the browser window... > >My guess is that it is sending the data out, but the browser doesn't >know how to interpret <ui:hpimage> tags and so hides them > >HTH > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Cutter (CF_Talk) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Monday, December 2, 2002 17:23 >To: CF-Talk >Subject: Passing parameters > > >For rather odd reasons I am attempting to pass a parameter that looks a >little like this: > ><cfparam name="variables.hpimage" default="<ui:hpimage >image='Dr_Andes_final.jpg' width='204' hieght='238' alt='Dr. Jon M. >Andes and friends' caption='yes'>"> > >and call it like: > ><cfoutput>#variables.hpimage#</cfoutput> > >Which gives me...nothing? When I try to call it: > ><cfoutput>#evaluate(variables.hpimage)#</cfoutput> > >I get the error: > >The CFML compiler was processing: > >< marks the beginning of a ColdFusion tag.Did you mean LT or LTE? > >Is there a way to do this? I know it seems rather odd to pass a tag as a > >parameter but.... > >Cutter > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm