marc, I always init() my cfc's like this:
<cffunction name="init" access="public" returntype="someDAO" output="false" hint="Returns an instance of the CFC initialized with the correct settings."> <cfargument name="dsn"> <cfset variables.dsn = arguments.dsn> <cfreturn this> </cffunction> VARIABLES.dsn is always available in any methods for me. I don't know about your specific problem tho. HTH, Will ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:303824 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4