Hi Robert,
In fact, now that I think about it, the only difference between local variables and
REQUEST variables is that REQUEST variables are available across custom tag and
<CFMODULE> calls.
Thinking about them this way really makes them easier to approach and use...
Douglas Smith
At 03:30 PM 9/25/00 -0400, Douglas M. Smith wrote:
>Variables in the REQUEST scope are only available ("alive") for that particular HTML
>PAGE REQUEST, just as local variables are only available for a single template.
>
>Think of them as local variables that are available for the entire chain of cascading
><CFINCLUDES> and <CFMODULE> calls that you make with any single HTML page request.
>
>They can be used in a very similar fashion to APPLICATION scope variables, since they
>can be accessed across the entire web site (in fact, they can be accessed across
>different <CFAPPLICATIONS>, making them more like SERVER scope variables.) They
>can be accessed across <CFMODULE> or custom tag calls, unlike page variables (scope
>= VARIABLES)
>
>However, they are not saved to memory, and are not persistent.
>
>They were created to allow CF integration with Spectra, but they are great for other
>purposes.
>
>Advantages:
> Application/Server wide (cross module access)
> Don't need to be <CFLOCKED>
>
>
>ReqeuAt 01:30 PM 9/22/00 -0400, David Nesbitt wrote:
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Nichols, Robert H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>
>>> Use the REQUEST scope. REQUEST is only valid from one form to the next
>>> form, so the information should carry over.
>>
>>Where can one find out more information on the variable "REQUEST" scope. A
>>quick search of the CF docs didn't find anything. Is this a Fusebox specific
>>scope? I've been a little out of the loop lately and might have missed any
>>discussion on the subject.
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>
>>: David Nesbitt
>>: Web Production Specialist (ColdFusion)
>>: (e) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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