> 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.
The problem with being anal is not knowing when to stop. You guys can argue all day about the usage of the word "global", but since it isn't defined within the CFML programming language, none of you can be correct "by definition". Personally, I find it useful to think of individual CF files as programs, when called directly by the browser (as opposed to being invoked through CFINCLUDE or CFMODULE), and within that model, the Request scope is certainly global - someone else calling the same file is running a separate copy of the program, with its own "global" variables. When describing the Request scope to students, I often find it useful to compare it to a "global" scope, but am generally careful to define this within the context described above. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ______________________________________________________________________ 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
