Actually, there is a shorthand for this: change: <cfset Evaluate('#show#') = "allUsers"> to: <cfset "#show#" = "allUsers">
----- Original Message ----- From: "Raymond Camden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 2:36 PM Subject: RE: assigning a value to a dynamic variable? | To set a dynamic variable, use setVariable: | | <cfset show = "userID"> | <cfset setVariable(show,"allUsers")> | | You will still need evaluate to display it though. | | ======================================================================= | Raymond Camden, Principal Spectra Compliance Engineer for Macromedia | | Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Yahoo IM : morpheus | | "My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is." - Yoda | | > -----Original Message----- | > From: Louis Klepner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] | > Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 4:34 PM | > To: CF-Talk | > Subject: assigning a value to a dynamic variable? | > | > | > Can someone help me make this work? | > I'm not sure how to explain it clearly, so I'm hoping the | > code/comments make | > sense... | > | > <!--- assign show variable ---> | > <CFSET show = "userID"> | > | > <!--- assign sub value to value set above ---> | > <CFSET evaluate('#show#')= "allUsers" > | > | > <!--- debugging output ---> | > <CFOUTPUT> | > first variable: #show#<br> | > variable's variable: #evaluate('#show#')#<BR> | > </CFOUTPUT> | > | > | > | > | ______________________________________________________________________ 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