passing values from asp/html to cold fusion 2

[jakeyg]

I need to pass from an html page to a cold fusion page a value either as a session variable (which I think cold fusion ignores) or as a querystring or however it's done.

How do I do a Request.QueryString in cold fusion
and then evaluate it?
I've got this as the syntax for a CF if statement, but it doesn't work, probably because I'm not storing anything in UserID

<cfif UserID is "">
hello
<cfelse>
goodbye
</cfif>

Anyone with any links to decent coldfusion for utter beginners sites, I'll take them too

thanks

 

[philhege]

The QueryString equates to the URL scope in CF, so

URL.UserID would retrieve that value. Similarly, form values are in the FORM scope, so long as the CF page is the action page for the requestor.

Look at easycfm.com, webtricks.com, et al. for starters. Definitely peruse the LiveDocs at MM and get used to the syntactical and dialectical differences.

Have Fun!

Phil Hegedusich
Senior Programmer/Analyst
IIMAK

http://www.iimak.com

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[jakeyg]

Lovely
thanks

 

[TruthInSatire]

here is a brief asp to cf translator for you.

request.queryString("someVar") = url.someVar
request.form("formVar") = form.formVar
session("sessionVar") = session.sessionVar
i'm not sure about this one, it's been a few years but i think....
queryName("columnName") = queryName.columnName

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