> On Tuesday 24 May 2005 06:54, S. Isaac Dealey wrote: >> <cfparam name="x" default=""> >> >> instead of this: >> >> <cfparam name="form.x" default=""> >> >> I'm still not entirely certain how that comes across as >> the question >> he asked, except perhaps that he's trying to scope his >> variables as >> say "variables.x" instead of "form.x" without first >> copying them down >> from the form scope into the variables scope, so the >> server produces >> an error when it doesn't see "variables.firstname" even >> though the >> firstname input element was a text input. I'm trying to >> remember if >> <cfparam name="x" default=""> inserts a value into the >> variables scope >> if there's a form field matching that variable name... >> It's been so >> long since I've used cfparam without scoping the name >> that I can't >> remember what the behavior is.
> Sort of. I don't want to have to include the cfparam line > at all, though, > since there are so many times when I won't know what > parameters are going to > be used in a page at the tim that I write it -- such as > when a form has been > dynamically generated and can contain different fields > each time it is > generated, based on user input or results from a database > query. Okay... now I'm lost... How does PHP obviate the need to parameterize variables on a form action page?Does it do something like ASP where any undefined variable is equal to "" instead of producing an error? s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.fusiontap.com http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:207534 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
