Display the output using ?

To display or output on the screen the contains of variables or databases ColdFusion use the <cfoutput>?</cfoutput> tag.

Example:

<cfset your_name = "Peter Pan">
<cfset your_age = 49>
<cfparam name = "your_book" default = "Harry Potter">

Your name is <cfoutput>#your_name#</cfoutput> and your age is <cfoutput>#your_age#</cfoutput>.<br>
You are reading and dreaming about <cfoutput>#your_book#</cfoutput>.

Your name is Peter Pan and your age is 49.
You are reading and dreaming about Harry Potter.

For more information about the hashmark (#) sign, follow this link.

Follow this link for more information about <cfset> and <cfparm>.

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User Comments: 4

 Re: Server

Go to Adobe: http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/

and download the ColdFusion Server.

 Another question

Being new to coldfusion, which server do I need to download?

 Syntax is correct.

Syntax is correct. Are you sure your ColdFusion server is running?
If you not have installed the server download it from this link (http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=coldfusion) , and use 127.0.0.1 as IP.

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Webmaster

 <cfoutput>

If I were to type in my text editor:

<cfset name ="Bob">
<cfoutput>#name#</cfoutput>

My web browser displays #name# instead of Bob. Why?