I was getting the "actionpasser" not defined in the Request scope.
This is basicly what I am doing: <!--- include1.cfm ---> <cfset request.actionpasser = o.param > <!--- include2.cfm ---> <cfoutput>#request.actionpasser#</cfoutput> <!--- index.cfm ---> <cfinclude template="include1.cfm"> <cfinclude template="include2.cfm"> On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 14:08:51 -0500, Ewok <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Same here... I set all my request variables in one file then include it via > Application.cfm. the request vars are available anywhere and everywhere > throughout the entire application this way. > > If you have these two files... > > <!--- Request.cfm---> > <cfset request.testvar = "request variable"> > > <!--- index.cfm ---> > <cfinclude template="request.cfm"> > <cfoutput>#request.testvar#</cfoutput> > > Index.cfm should just display "request variable" > > This SHOULD definitely work. If it's not, then there is something wrong > somewhere else. Were you getting test not defined in request scope errors? > Or any kind of error for that matter... > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 1:26 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: How to use Request scope?! > > Except that I do exactly what you said didn't work all the time. I > routinely create request or variable scoped vars in one include to be > used in another. The includes are serial, not nested. > > So I don't know what your original problem was, but I'd be careful to > check and make sure that the value being used in the second include is > actually what's being set in the first, not in the index. > > --Ben > > Ian Sheridan wrote: > > Well let me be a little bit more descriptive. > > > > I have an "index.cfm" page that includes two files. I was then setting > > the REQUEST variable *in* the first include. In the second include I > > would then look for it. This did not work. > > > > I now set the REQUEST variable in the "index.cfm" file first. Then set > > it in the first include and read it in the second include. This works. > > > > So I gather from this experience that request is *inherited* from the > > parent document. > > > > Application.cfm > > ----- index.cfm > > ---------- include.cfm > > > > It only gets inherited. there is no creating it in a child include/file. > > > > Ian > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=35 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:183306 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54