> At 10:15 AM 01/31/2002 -0500, you wrote: > > They are global to the request, the same way that > application or server > variables are. Unlike application / server variables, they are not, > persistent among separate requests. > > They are Global, but not persistent. I view each > ColdFusion template as > its own program.
Perhaps I'm being anal here, and, folks, feel free to just ignore me. But I still say global is a bad word. As I will describe below, you will see that the variables are NOT global. > I don't see much use beyond "A way to avoid sending > parameters to custom > tags." Unless I'm mistaken the only difference between the > variables scope > and the request scope is that variables in the request scope > are available > to custom tags. As well as onRequestEnd.cfm > > >Request variables are NOT global at all. If I set request.foo to > >randrange(1,100), I will get a different request.foo > variable then you > >will (most likely ;). > > You mean you will get a different request.foo variable for > each request, > correct? The value is not going to randomly change with each > access? If Yes, it will. That is why I'm saying that you are wrong about calling request a 'global' scope. It is only defined for the requst. So, if Bob hits your site, request.foo will be 5, for instance, and Mary will have 22. Make sense? -rc ______________________________________________________________________ Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation · $99/Month · Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusiona FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
