Re: Including multiple variables within a database response
replace(replace(mystring, DECISIONMAKER, Bob, all), MYNAME, Scott, all) On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Scott Williams myscottwilli...@yahoo.comwrote: Wow! This works great! What if there are multiple things to replace within the variable? For example, you have a string like: Hi DECISIONMAKER. This is MYNAME. I want to replace DECISIONMAKER with Bob and I want to replace MYNAME with Scott. Scott Williams - Original Message From: Brian Cain bcc9...@gmail.com To: cf-talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Sent: Fri, April 1, 2011 8:25:31 AM Subject: Re: Including a variable within a database response Easiest way is to use the Replace function built in to CF. http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/help.html?content=functions_m-r_32.html http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/help.html?content=functions_m-r_32.html If you have multiple instances of the replacement value be sure to specify the All scope. You may also want to look at the ReplaceNoCase function. Brian Cain On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Scott Williams myscottwilli...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi all -- I have a script that draws some text from a database, and I would like to embed a person's name within the text. For example, the database field contains this text: Hi #name#. How's it going? I would like the #name# to be replaced with a previously defined variable name. Can ColdFusion do this? If so, how? Scott ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:343489 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Including multiple variables within a database response
LOL -- I was afraid of that! It reminds me of the portrait of Stephen Colbert standing in front of a portrait of Stephen Colbert standing in front of a portrait of Stephen Colbert ad infinitum. Scott - Original Message From: John M Bliss bliss.j...@gmail.com To: cf-talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Sent: Sat, April 2, 2011 9:05:28 AM Subject: Re: Including multiple variables within a database response replace(replace(mystring, DECISIONMAKER, Bob, all), MYNAME, Scott, all) On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Scott Williams myscottwilli...@yahoo.comwrote: Wow! This works great! What if there are multiple things to replace within the variable? For example, you have a string like: Hi DECISIONMAKER. This is MYNAME. I want to replace DECISIONMAKER with Bob and I want to replace MYNAME with Scott. Scott Williams - Original Message From: Brian Cain bcc9...@gmail.com To: cf-talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Sent: Fri, April 1, 2011 8:25:31 AM Subject: Re: Including a variable within a database response Easiest way is to use the Replace function built in to CF. http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/help.html?content=functions_m-r_32.html l http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/help.html?content=functions_m-r_32.html l If you have multiple instances of the replacement value be sure to specify the All scope. You may also want to look at the ReplaceNoCase function. Brian Cain On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Scott Williams myscottwilli...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi all -- I have a script that draws some text from a database, and I would like to embed a person's name within the text. For example, the database field contains this text: Hi #name#. How's it going? I would like the #name# to be replaced with a previously defined variable name. Can ColdFusion do this? If so, how? Scott ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:343491 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Including multiple variables within a database response
Can use replaceList() instead. replaceList(mystring, DECISIONMAKER,MYNAME, Bob,Scott) On 4/2/2011 12:57 PM, Scott Williams wrote: LOL -- I was afraid of that! It reminds me of the portrait of Stephen Colbert standing in front of a portrait of Stephen Colbert standing in front of a portrait of Stephen Colbert ad infinitum. Scott - Original Message From: John M Blissbliss.j...@gmail.com To: cf-talkcf-talk@houseoffusion.com Sent: Sat, April 2, 2011 9:05:28 AM Subject: Re: Including multiple variables within a database response replace(replace(mystring, DECISIONMAKER, Bob, all), MYNAME, Scott, all) On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Scott Williams myscottwilli...@yahoo.comwrote: Wow! This works great! What if there are multiple things to replace within the variable? For example, you have a string like: Hi DECISIONMAKER. This is MYNAME. I want to replace DECISIONMAKER with Bob and I want to replace MYNAME with Scott. Scott Williams - Original Message From: Brian Cainbcc9...@gmail.com To: cf-talkcf-talk@houseoffusion.com Sent: Fri, April 1, 2011 8:25:31 AM Subject: Re: Including a variable within a database response Easiest way is to use the Replace function built in to CF. http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/help.html?content=functions_m-r_32.html l http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/help.html?content=functions_m-r_32.html l If you have multiple instances of the replacement value be sure to specify the All scope. You may also want to look at the ReplaceNoCase function. Brian Cain On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Scott Williams myscottwilli...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi all -- I have a script that draws some text from a database, and I would like to embed a person's name within the text. For example, the database field contains this text: Hi #name#. How's it going? I would like the #name# to be replaced with a previously defined variable name. Can ColdFusion do this? If so, how? Scott ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:343493 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Including multiple variables within a database response
Scott did you read the article I linked to? This does explain how to do exactly what you need and a lot more. On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Jason Fisher ja...@wanax.com wrote: Can use replaceList() instead. replaceList(mystring, DECISIONMAKER,MYNAME, Bob,Scott) On 4/2/2011 12:57 PM, Scott Williams wrote: LOL -- I was afraid of that! It reminds me of the portrait of Stephen Colbert standing in front of a portrait of Stephen Colbert standing in front of a portrait of Stephen Colbert ad infinitum. Scott - Original Message From: John M Blissbliss.j...@gmail.com To: cf-talkcf-talk@houseoffusion.com Sent: Sat, April 2, 2011 9:05:28 AM Subject: Re: Including multiple variables within a database response replace(replace(mystring, DECISIONMAKER, Bob, all), MYNAME, Scott, all) On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Scott Williams myscottwilli...@yahoo.comwrote: Wow! This works great! What if there are multiple things to replace within the variable? For example, you have a string like: Hi DECISIONMAKER. This is MYNAME. I want to replace DECISIONMAKER with Bob and I want to replace MYNAME with Scott. Scott Williams - Original Message From: Brian Cainbcc9...@gmail.com To: cf-talkcf-talk@houseoffusion.com Sent: Fri, April 1, 2011 8:25:31 AM Subject: Re: Including a variable within a database response Easiest way is to use the Replace function built in to CF. http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/help.html?content=functions_m-r_32.html l http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/help.html?content=functions_m-r_32.html l If you have multiple instances of the replacement value be sure to specify the All scope. You may also want to look at the ReplaceNoCase function. Brian Cain On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Scott Williams myscottwilli...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi all -- I have a script that draws some text from a database, and I would like to embed a person's name within the text. For example, the database field contains this text: Hi #name#. How's it going? I would like the #name# to be replaced with a previously defined variable name. Can ColdFusion do this? If so, how? Scott ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:343496 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Including multiple variables within a database response
Sorry, but no. There was too much extraneous stuff that didn't help me. Simple minds need simple answers. Scott - Original Message From: Russ Michaels r...@michaels.me.uk To: cf-talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Sent: Sat, April 2, 2011 12:41:32 PM Subject: Re: Including multiple variables within a database response Scott did you read the article I linked to? This does explain how to do exactly what you need and a lot more. On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Jason Fisher ja...@wanax.com wrote: Can use replaceList() instead. replaceList(mystring, DECISIONMAKER,MYNAME, Bob,Scott) On 4/2/2011 12:57 PM, Scott Williams wrote: LOL -- I was afraid of that! It reminds me of the portrait of Stephen Colbert standing in front of a portrait of Stephen Colbert standing in front of a portrait of Stephen Colbert ad infinitum. Scott - Original Message From: John M Blissbliss.j...@gmail.com To: cf-talkcf-talk@houseoffusion.com Sent: Sat, April 2, 2011 9:05:28 AM Subject: Re: Including multiple variables within a database response replace(replace(mystring, DECISIONMAKER, Bob, all), MYNAME, Scott, all) On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Scott Williams myscottwilli...@yahoo.comwrote: Wow! This works great! What if there are multiple things to replace within the variable? For example, you have a string like: Hi DECISIONMAKER. This is MYNAME. I want to replace DECISIONMAKER with Bob and I want to replace MYNAME with Scott. Scott Williams - Original Message From: Brian Cainbcc9...@gmail.com To: cf-talkcf-talk@houseoffusion.com Sent: Fri, April 1, 2011 8:25:31 AM Subject: Re: Including a variable within a database response Easiest way is to use the Replace function built in to CF. http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/help.html?content=functions_m-r_32.html l l http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/help.html?content=functions_m-r_32.html l l If you have multiple instances of the replacement value be sure to specify the All scope. You may also want to look at the ReplaceNoCase function. Brian Cain On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Scott Williams myscottwilli...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi all -- I have a script that draws some text from a database, and I would like to embed a person's name within the text. For example, the database field contains this text: Hi #name#. How's it going? I would like the #name# to be replaced with a previously defined variable name. Can ColdFusion do this? If so, how? Scott ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:343505 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Including multiple variables within a database response
Ding Ding Ding Ding! We have a winner! Thanks Jason! Scott - Original Message From: Jason Fisher ja...@wanax.com To: cf-talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Sent: Sat, April 2, 2011 10:21:16 AM Subject: Re: Including multiple variables within a database response Can use replaceList() instead. replaceList(mystring, DECISIONMAKER,MYNAME, Bob,Scott) On 4/2/2011 12:57 PM, Scott Williams wrote: LOL -- I was afraid of that! It reminds me of the portrait of Stephen Colbert standing in front of a portrait of Stephen Colbert standing in front of a portrait of Stephen Colbert ad infinitum. Scott - Original Message From: John M Blissbliss.j...@gmail.com To: cf-talkcf-talk@houseoffusion.com Sent: Sat, April 2, 2011 9:05:28 AM Subject: Re: Including multiple variables within a database response replace(replace(mystring, DECISIONMAKER, Bob, all), MYNAME, Scott, all) On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Scott Williams myscottwilli...@yahoo.comwrote: Wow! This works great! What if there are multiple things to replace within the variable? For example, you have a string like: Hi DECISIONMAKER. This is MYNAME. I want to replace DECISIONMAKER with Bob and I want to replace MYNAME with Scott. Scott Williams - Original Message From: Brian Cainbcc9...@gmail.com To: cf-talkcf-talk@houseoffusion.com Sent: Fri, April 1, 2011 8:25:31 AM Subject: Re: Including a variable within a database response Easiest way is to use the Replace function built in to CF. http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/help.html?content=functions_m-r_32.html l l http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/help.html?content=functions_m-r_32.html l l If you have multiple instances of the replacement value be sure to specify the All scope. You may also want to look at the ReplaceNoCase function. Brian Cain On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Scott Williams myscottwilli...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi all -- I have a script that draws some text from a database, and I would like to embed a person's name within the text. For example, the database field contains this text: Hi #name#. How's it going? I would like the #name# to be replaced with a previously defined variable name. Can ColdFusion do this? If so, how? Scott ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:343506 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
