Steve,
That's got it. Thanks. I forgot about getting rid of the quotes in the
#Evaluate("tempvar")# thing. When I changed it to #Evaluate(tempvar)#, it
gives me the value I need.
Paul Sinclair
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 8:30 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: <CFLOOP>'ing FORM Field Names Problem
>
>
> Instead of:
> NAME = #Evaluate("tempvar")#<br>
> Remove the quotes:
> NAME = #Evaluate(tempvar)#<br>
>
> The first line is evaluating the string expression "tempvar" which returns
> the field names. By removing the quotes you are telling the Evaluate
> function to evaluate the contents of the variable Tempvar, i.e.
> evaluate the
> fieldnames which results in the values.
>
> HTH
> STeve
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Sinclair [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 13:11
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: <CFLOOP>'ing FORM Field Names Problem
> >
> >
> > Jeff,
> >
> > Thanks for the note. I must be really dense or something. I tried this:
> >
> > <cfset loopnumber = (#URL.PersonsAttending# - 1)>
> >
> > <cfloop index="PersonsAttending" from="1" to="#loopnumber#" step="1">
> >
> > <cfset tempvar='full_name_'&'#PersonsAttending#'>
> >
> > NAME = #Evaluate("tempvar")#<br>
> >
> > </cfloop>
> >
> > When I process this, the Evaluate function just tells me what
> the name of
> > the field is. So the output that I receive is:
> >
> > NAME - full_name_1
> > NAME - full_name_2
> > NAME - full_name_3
> >
> > In other words, it gives me the name of the form fields, but
> not the value
> > that was entered. What I want it to output is:
> >
> > NAME - John Doe
> > NAME - Joe Smith
> > NAME - Mary Jones
> >
> > How can I make it so that in the loop,
> #FORM.Evaluate("tempvar")# becomes
> > #FORM.full_name_1# (#FORM.full_name_2#, etc.)? In other words -
> > shows me the
> > value entered, not the field name.
> >
> > Thanks for any more help!
> >
> > Paul Sinclair
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jeff Beer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 12:21 AM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: RE: <CFLOOP>'ing FORM Field Names Problem
> > >
> > >
> > > Change it to:
> > >
> > > NAME = #Evaluate("tempvar")#
> > >
> > > and it should work. You don't really need to set the temp variable.
> > >
> > > Remember, there is no variable named "form.tempcomment". You
> > are already
> > > past the rebuilding of the form name, which was done with:
> > >
> > > <cfset tempvar='full_name_'&'#PersonsAttending#'>
> > >
> > > At that point, tempvar = the value of #form.full_name_x#,
> where x is the
> > > current loop index.
> > >
> > > You could even shorten the code by using something like:
> > >
> > > <cfloop ...>
> > > NAME = EVALUATE('full_name_'& PersonsAttending)
> > > </cfloop>
> > >
> > > This will print the value you want. You would need to assign a
> > > variable in
> > > order to really use that value.
> > >
> > > <cfloop ...>
> > > <cfset myNAME = EVALUATE('full_name_'& PersonsAttending)>
> > > <cfquery ...>
> > > INSERT INTO MyTable (full_name)
> > > VALUES ('#myName#')
> > > </cfquery>
> > > </cfloop>
> > >
> > > Good luck!
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Paul Sinclair [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 10:52 PM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: RE: <CFLOOP>'ing FORM Field Names Problem
> > >
> > >
> > > Dana,
> > >
> > > Thanks for your suggestion and code snippet. I'm still not
> getting it to
> > > work though. Here's what I've tried:
> > >
> > >
> > > <cfloop index="PersonsAttending" from="1" to="#loopnumber#" step="1">
> > >
> > > <cfset tempvar='full_name_'&'#PersonsAttending#'>
> > >
> > > <cfset tempcomment='#Evaluate("tempvar")#'>
> > >
> > > Name = #FORM.tempcomment#
> > >
> > > </cflooop>
> > >
> > >
> > > When I run this, I get the same error I've been having:
> > >
> > > --------Error message follows---------------------
> > > Error Diagnostic Information
> > > An error occurred while evaluating the expression:
> > >
> > > #FORM.tempcomment#
> > >
> > > Error resolving parameter FORM.TEMPCOMMENT
> > >
> > > The specified form field cannot be found. This
> > > problem is very likely due to the fact that you
> > > have misspelled the form field name.
> > > --------End Error Message-------------------------
> > >
> > > I can't figure out how to get CF to understand that where I have
> > > #FORM.tempcomment#, I want it to read the variable tempcomment
> > so that it
> > > comes out as #FORM.full_name_1# (or #FORM.full_name_2#, etc.)
> > >
> > > How do I cram this thing down CF's throat?
> > >
> > > Thanks for any more suggestions!
> > >
> > > Paul Sinclair
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Dana Larose [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 6:25 PM
> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Subject: RE: <CFLOOP>'ing FORM Field Names Problem
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > One of the guys here came up with a hack to do this. Wrap
> an Evaluate
> > > > around the expression, and that seemed to work for us in a similar
> > > > situation. We'll not sure if this is clean ColdFusion or not,
> > > > but it seems
> > > > to get the job done.
> > > >
> > > > Here is a sample:
> > > >
> > > > <cfset tempvar='full_name_'&'#PersonsAttending)#'>
> > > >
> > > > <cfset tempcomment='#Evaluate("#tempvar#")#'>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Now tempcomment contains the value that full_name_3 from the
> > > previous page
> > > > did. Assuming PersonsAttending is 3.
> > > >
> > > > Dana Larose
> > > > Software Engineer
> > > > Canadian Web Design & Consulting Inc.
> > > >
> > > > A: 701-281 McDermot Avenue (McDermot & King)
> > > > P: 204-946-5155
> > > > C: 204-228-0477
> > > > F: 204-946-5156
> > > > E: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > W: http://www.cdnwebdesign.com
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Paul Sinclair [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > > Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 3:28 PM
> > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > Subject: <CFLOOP>'ing FORM Field Names Problem
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I've got a form that is dynamically created based on how many
> > > people are
> > > > > being registered for an event. For example, if a person wants to
> > > > > register 4
> > > > > people, I use <CFLOOP> to create a form with fields for the
> > entry of 4
> > > > > peoples' names. I.e.:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > <html>
> > > > >
> > > > > Person 1: <input type="text" name="full_name">
> > > > >
> > > > > <cfif PersonsAttending GT 1>
> > > > >
> > > > > <cfset loopnumber = (#URL.PersonsAttending# - 1)>
> > > > >
> > > > > <cfloop index="PersonsAttending"
> > > > > from="1"
> > > > > to="#loopnumber#"
> > > > > step="1">
> > > > >
> > > > > Next Person: <input type="text"
> name="full_name_#PersonsAttending#">
> > > > >
> > > > > </cfloop>
> > > > >
> > > > > </cfif>
> > > > >
> > > > > </html>
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > The effect of this is that the name of the form fields changes
> > > > during each
> > > > > step of the loop, such as:
> > > > >
> > > > > full_name_1 (where the index of "PersonsAttending" is 1)
> > > > > full_name_2 (where the index of "PersonsAttending" is 2)
> > > > > full_name_3 (where the index of "PersonsAttending" is 3)
> > > > >
> > > > > and so on.
> > > > >
> > > > > This works fine. But I'm having trouble in the template that
> > > > receives the
> > > > > information. I want to <CFMAIL> the registration info out. I
> > > can get the
> > > > > first person's info fine, but for the fields where the field
> > > > name has been
> > > > > incremented during looping, I can't figure out how to capture
> > > > the fields.
> > > > >
> > > > > The <cfmail> looks something like this:
> > > > >
> > > > > <html>
> > > > >
> > > > > <cfmail to="me" from="you" subject="Registration">
> > > > >
> > > > > Registration Received for:
> > > > >
> > > > > #FORM.Full_Name#
> > > > >
> > > > > <cfif PersonsAttending GT 1>
> > > > >
> > > > > Other People Registered:
> > > > >
> > > > > <cfset loopnumber = (#URL.PersonsAttending# - 1)>
> > > > >
> > > > > <cfloop index="PersonsAttending" from="1" to="#loopnumber#"
> > step="1">
> > > > >
> > > > > #FORM.Full_Name#_#PersonsAttending#
> > > > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > > > > </cfmail>
> > > > >
> > > > > </html>
> > > > >
> > > > > I've put "up carets" (^) under the spot where I'm having
> > > trouble. What I
> > > > > need to do is concatenate "_#PersonsAttending#" to
> > > > > #FORM.Full_Name#, but it
> > > > > has to be inside the # signs. I can't figure out how to do it.
> > > > I've tried
> > > > > several variations and also tried using <cfset>. Nothing
> > > seems to work.
> > > > >
> > > > > How do I get it so that the field from which the information is
> > > > drawn gets
> > > > > incremented up with each loop? In the case where 4 people are
> > > > > registered, I
> > > > > need to get it so that the <cfloop> portion winds up with
> loops for:
> > > > >
> > > > > #FORM.Full_Name_1#
> > > > > #FORM.Full_Name_2#
> > > > > #FORM.Full_Name_3#
> > > > >
> > > > > I can't figure out how to get the FORM field's name changed
> > using the
> > > > > <cfloop>. I'm sure it's something simple. But right now it is
> > > > escaping me.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for taking a look at this for me.
> > > > >
> > > > > Paul Sinclair
> > > > >
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