Thanks, that is what I figured out ...great minds huh? Thanks again Paul Giesenhagen QuillDesign http://www.quilldesign.com SiteDirector - Commerce Builder
> A variable name cannot begin with a digit. maybe you should put an append an alpha character to the beginning of the cookie name. > > HTH, > > -- > Howie Hamlin - inFusion Project Manager > On-Line Data Solutions, Inc. - www.CoolFusion.com - 631-737-4668 x101 > inFusion Mail Server (iMS) - The Intelligent Mail Server > >>> Find out how iMS Stacks up to the competition: http://www.coolfusion.com/imssecomparison.cfm > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Giesenhagen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 4:09 PM > Subject: cookie error > > > > I am dynamically creating cookies and getting the following error. > > > > I create the cookie by setting a uuid, then strip out everything but the > > first part of the uuid > > > > Example: > > <!--- First set the id varable ---> > > <cfset variables.id = #createuuid()#> > > > > <!--- Next I set the cookie id, by stripping out everything from the above > > id except for the first set of numbers. format is > > XXXXXX-XXXXX-XXXX-XXXXX ---> > > <cfset variables.cookieid = #ListGetAt(variables.id, 1, "-")#> > > > > When i do that, I then set a cookie such as <cfcookie > > name="#Variables.cookieid#" value="1"> > > > > But then on another page, I check for that cookie and get the following > > error. > > > > <cfif #IsDefined("cookie.#variables.cookieid#")# Is "Yes"> > > ..... > > </cfif> > > Here is the error: > > Parameter 1 of function IsDefined which is now "cookie.00A27221" must be a > > syntactically valid variable name > > > > > > What is the syntax problem .. do cookie names not like either alpha or > > numeric characters? > > > > Thanks > > > > Paul Giesenhagen > > QuillDesign > > http://www.quilldesign.com > > SiteDirector - Commerce Builder > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Why Share? Dedicated Win 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=coldfusionc 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
