At 10:48 AM 01/31/2002 -0500, you wrote: > > 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.
How would you define global, then? I suppose it is just a matter of perspective. They are not global to the server. They are not global to the application. They are global to the page request. > > 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 I use OnRequestEnd so rarely, I was unaware that the variables scope was not available to it. > > >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? Yes, but I believe you misunderstood my original statement. In the case above, there are two separate requests and therefore two separate values. Let's use the scenario you mentioned: Bob hits the site, request.foo is equal to 5. Mary hits the site and request.foo is equal to 22. Bob outputs request.foo and the value 5 is output (correct?) Mary outputs request.foo and the value is 22 (correct?) Bob's request ends Mary's request ends. Bob's value will not change when Mary hits the site. That is what I meant when I said the value will not randomly change with each access. I meant each time a single request accesses the variable. -- Jeffry Houser | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM: Reboog711 | ICQ: 5246969 | Fax / Phone: 860-223-7946 -- Need a Web Developer? Contact me! My Book: Instant ColdFusion 5 | http://www.instantcoldfusion.com My New Book: ColdFusion: A Beginner's Guide February 2002 -- Far Cry Fly, Alternative Folk Rock http://www.farcryfly.com | http://www.mp3.com/FarCryFly ______________________________________________________________________ Get Your Own 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=coldfusionb 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
