groovy - thanks to all for the input. sadly, Allaire's "Quick Reference to CFML" has a section on variable scope, but isn't nearly as thorough as Seth's presentation. thanks! aaron :) > -----Original Message----- > From: Seth Bienek - Web Consultant [mailto:sbienek at acep.org] > > I put the presentation outline on line for you if you care to > look at it: > > MS Word > http://sethbienek.com/dfwcfug/scoping.doc > > HTML (Straght from Word, don't blame me) :) > http://sethbienek.com/dfwcfug/scoping.htm > > Hope this sheds some light on scoping for you. > > Seth >