Tom, thanks for the input. I actually tried that one as well.
~Dave
On 8/16/05, Tom Woestman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dave,
>
> The problem appears to be happening when the string could be referenced
> as one of the ColdFusion scope names. Perhaps try passing the string
> with the following syntax and see if it helps:
>
> variables.aesEncryption.SetStringVal("#arguments.string#"),[unrelated
> parameter],[unrelated parameter]);
>
> Tom
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Shuck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 12:32 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: data type problem
>
> I have set up an instance of an encryption class in the server scope on
> one of our servers so that all applications on our server can
> access it. I call the encryption function like this:
>
> #server.encryption.AESEncrypt("My Cool String")#
>
> After a series of actions, "My Cool String" that has been passed to the
> CFC is then sent to an encryption DLL component, like this:
>
> <cfscript>
> private.encrypted =
> variables.aesEncryption.SetStringVal(toString(arguments.string),[unrelat
> ed
> parameter],[unrelated parameter]);
> return private.encrypted;
> </cfscript>
>
> I was converting a test database of thousands of different test
> passwords, and found that I needed to add that toString() function due
> to some values that were making it barf. One lingering issue is giving
> me grief. It is a string "private". ColdFusion is giving me an error:
> -- Complex object types cannot be converted to simple values..
>
> Interestingly I found that I received a slightly different error when I
> tried to pass a string "variables" or "request", etc. But the bottom
> line is that it is confusing the string with named data structures.
>
> If I just call the DLL from the CFM page like this, I have no problems:
> <cfset myVariable = "private" />
> #variables.aesEncryption.SetStringVal(toString(myVariable), [unrelated
> parameter],[unrelated parameter])#
>
> It is only happening when the value is passed as an argument to the
> CFC and then to the DLL.
>
> Am I missing something obvious here that anyone else sees?
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> ~Dave Shuck
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