evaluate allows you to evaluate dynamic variables.
<cfset variable1 = 3>
<cfset variable2 = 4>
To get the information in the dynamic variable we use evaluate()
<cfoutput>#evaluate('variable#x#')#</cfoutput> will give us 2.
Therefore we can build a loop over these items and use evaluate to give us
the information
<cfloop index="count" from="1" to="2">
<cfoutput>The contents of variable#count# is
#evaluate('variable#count#')#<br></cfoutput>
</cfloop>
Setvariable works at setting dynamic variables (of course you can use CFSET
in a special way that I prefer, but lets start with Setvariable()
SetVariable
<cfloop index="count" from="1" to="2">
<Cfset Temp = setVariable("variable#count#","#count#")>
</cfloop>
Another way to do the same thing is with <cfset>
<cfloop index="count" from="1" to="2">
<Cfset "variable#count#" = count>
</cfloop>
This will also set dynamic variables.
Hope this helps! and good luck on the test!
Sandy Clark
Shayna Productions
www.shayna.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Fleischer, Beth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 9:42 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Need help studying for my stupid test...
Can someone explain to me evaluate and setvariable.
My brain hurts.
Thanks in advance.
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