LOL -- I was afraid of that! It reminds me of the portrait of Stephen Colbert standing in front of a portrait of Stephen Colbert standing in front of a portrait of Stephen Colbert ad infinitum.
Scott ----- Original Message ---- From: John M Bliss <bliss.j...@gmail.com> To: cf-talk <cf-talk@houseoffusion.com> Sent: Sat, April 2, 2011 9:05:28 AM Subject: Re: Including multiple variables within a database response replace(replace(mystring, "DECISIONMAKER", "Bob", "all"), "MYNAME", "Scott", "all") On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Scott Williams <myscottwilli...@yahoo.com>wrote: > > Wow! This works great! > > What if there are multiple things to replace within the variable? For > example, > you have a string like: > > > "Hi DECISIONMAKER. This is MYNAME." > > I want to replace DECISIONMAKER with "Bob" and I want to replace MYNAME > with > "Scott." > > Scott Williams > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Brian Cain <bcc9...@gmail.com> > To: cf-talk <cf-talk@houseoffusion.com> > Sent: Fri, April 1, 2011 8:25:31 AM > Subject: Re: Including a variable within a database response > > > Easiest way is to use the Replace function built in to CF. > > >http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/help.html?content=functions_m-r_32.html >l > > > < >http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/help.html?content=functions_m-r_32.html >l > >If > > you have multiple instances of the replacement value be sure to specify the > "All" scope. You may also want to look at the ReplaceNoCase function. > > Brian Cain > > On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Scott Williams > <myscottwilli...@yahoo.com>wrote: > > > > > Hi all -- > > > > I have a script that draws some text from a database, and I would like to > > embed > > a person's name within the text. > > > > For example, the database field contains this text: > > > > Hi #name#. How's it going? > > > > I would like the #name# to be replaced with a previously defined variable > > "name." > > > > Can ColdFusion do this? If so, how? > > > > Scott > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:343491 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
