I'm not sure .. anyone else have an opinion?
Todd Ashworth
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From: Kym Kovan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 7:46 AM
Subject: Re: What am I doing wrong?
> Hi Todd,
>
> >If you use <cfset> in the Application.cfm file, the <cfset> gets executed
> >every time a page is loaded, regardless if the variable already has its
> >value or not. If you use <cfparam name="application.datasource"
> >default="mydsn">, the variable is only set if it doesn't already exist.
I
> >would guess this provides a slight performance increase which could
really
> >add up under heavy use.
>
> I wonder about that. <cfparam has to check for the existance of a
variable,
> then sets it if it is not there, <cfset just plain sets it.
>
> If we are talking template level variables then the <cfset is obviously
> faster but at the application or server level scopes then which is faster
a
> check or a set? First time round the variable has to be set, but after
that?
>
>
>
> --
>
> Yours,
>
> Kym
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