Take a look at cflib.org. There's a list function that compares 2 lists and returns the shared elements. It sounds like that might be what you're looking for.
On 5/21/06, Brent Nicholas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Posted earlier, but I couldn't read it on the site. > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Howdy all - > > So I've been given the lovely task of parsing out an email of values from a > submitted form. Those in the know are already growning... ;) > > Well in short it all boils down to this right now. "How do you do a > "contains" with commas in the values?" > > > original form feilds: > <input name="mover" value=" Hydrogen Storage" type="checkbox"> > <input name="mover" value="Gas Transport" type="checkbox"> > <input name="mover" value="Power / HVAC , Settle, Gas" type="checkbox"> > <input name="mover" value="Line / Pipe" type="checkbox"> > <input name="mover" value="Some Option not selected 1" type="checkbox"> > <input name="mover" value="Some Option not selected 2" type="checkbox"> > > I am doing the following: > > > CurrentCompareVar = Power / HVAC , Settle, Gas <----- this came out of a > struct I have of each value with a key > > mover = CurrentCompareAllOptions = Hydrogen Storage, Gas Transport, Power / > HVAC , Settle, Gas, Line / Pipe > > > The value for "CurrentCompareAllOptions" are all of the check boxes that were > checked and emailed, thus I have no control over the value names otherwise > you wouldn't be reading this and commas would not be in it except to separate > values. > > The "CurrentCompareVar" came out of a struct of all the values I manually > populated from all the checkbox values on the form. > > I then perform: > <cfif CurrentCompareAllOptions contains CurrentCompareVar> > They checked this option. > </cfif> > It does not work. No, error. Just no match. > > It does work for every "CurrentCompareVar " except if there are commas in the > value. > > For example if "CurrentCompareVar" = "Hydrogen Storage" I get a match. > or if "CurrentCompareVar" = "Line / Pipe" I get a match. > > > Let me know if more info is needed. > > Thanks to all who can help. > > BN > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:241094 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
