so I guess all those instances where I verify the existence of a CGI variable are pointless! I often do this:
<cfif isDefined("CGI.REMOTE_ADDR") AND CGI.REMOTE_ADDR neq ""> ... </cfif> Guess I can change that to <cfif CGI.REMOTE_ADDR neq ""> ... </cfif> Crazy. Rick Nathan Strutz wrote: > Yes, it's been like this for a long time. #cgi.qwertyuiop# will just > return an empty string. Why? I don't know exactly, but I do know it is > fairly expected, and only works with the CGI scope. > > -nathan strutz > http://www.dopefly.com/ > > > On 2/10/06, Rick Root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>I was having some issues solving a problem today and eventually I >>realized it was because I spelled a CGI variable. >> >>On my system (CFMX 7 on Windows), the following does not generate an >>exception, as I would think that it should: >> >><cfoutput>#CGI.FAHRVERNUGEN#</cfoutput> >> >>The behavior is the same on CFMX7 for Linux and Bluedragon 6.2JX on Linux. >> >>Makes me think they planned it that way... but why? >> >>Rick >> >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:231933 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=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54