That is because you did not pass the query to the custom tag, but the name of the query. You can fix this two ways.
1) In your custom tag, do <cfoutput query="caller.#attributes.queryname#">, however, in general, it's not good practice to refer to variables outside the custom tag. 2) Pass the actual query <cf_mytag query="#get_users#"> Then your cfquery would be <cfoutput query="attributes.query"> (Notice, no # marks.) ======================================================================= Raymond Camden, ColdFusion Jedi Master for Mindseye, Inc Member of Team Macromedia Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blog : www.camdenfamily.com/morpheus/blog Yahoo IM : morpheus "My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is." - Yoda > -----Original Message----- > From: John Stanley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 8:29 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Custom Tag Question > > > I am creating a custom tag that will display the results of a > query. I know there are already some out there, but I wanna > do it myself. > > I have an attribute called queryname that i refer to in the > call of the custom tag. > > <cf_mytag queryname="get_users"> > > inside the custom tag i refer to it as attributes.queryname > as in the following > > <cfoutput query="#attributes.queryname#"> > blah blah > </cfoutput> > > I keep getting the following error. > > Attribute validation error for tag cfoutput. > The value of the attribute query, which is currently > "get_users", is invalid. > > The error occurred in C:\CFusionMX\CustomTags\tabledata.cfm: line 20 > > 18 : <th></th> </th> > 19 : </tr> > 20 : <cfoutput query="#attributes.queryname#"> > > > I have called the custom tag after the query. Does the custom > tag still execute first? The custom tag appears before the > query in debugging. > > If so what is a competent work around for this problem.? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4