Do not limit your usage of structures and arrays based on memory concerns.
Spectra makes *heavy* use of both in the realm way beyond what the average
CF user would even think of attempting. I have a couple of applications
with structures nested 8 layers deep with thousands of records with no
visible impact on memory.
You should also know that you can save these complex data types (arrays,
structures, queries) to scoped variables like SESSION and APPLICATION (with
proper locking, of course.)
I don't know anything about deleting all structures on a server, but if you
run a "structClear()" on a scope (SESSION, SERVER, APPLICATION) it will wipe
out all variables stored in that scope because the scopes are actually
structures. structDelete() will delete one key from a structure.
I also recommend to anyone playing with complex datatypes to either download
<cf_objectDump> from the tag gallary, or if you have Spectra, using
<cfa_dump> to visually "see" your structures, arrays, etc.
Sharon
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Everland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Friday, August 25, 2000 2:59 PM
Subject: Structures, Arrays, and WDDX oh my
> Alright I am going to start using structures and arrays and turn
>them to wddx so I don't have to rely on hidden form fields anymore. Now the
>question I have is, when I use a structure and/or array how much memory
does
>it take? I know I can delete structures but I remember seeing that some
>people would have problems when doing a structure delete all(don't know
>exact sytax on hand) and it would delete all structures on the machine? Is
>this still a problem and if so how would I overcome it.
>
>
>Robert Everland III
>Web Developer
>Dixon Ticonderoga
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