function in <cfif> outputs as text

[brambilaa]

Trival problem I'm

sure but I've been going round and round with it...

I'm trying to add an extension to an existing file, but instead of executing the FileMove() function it spits it out as text.  I've tried a few variations but I'm not getting anywhere with it.

<cfset fileName = "c:\blahblah">

<cfif FileExits(fileName)>

     FileMove("#fileName#","#fileName#.txt")

</cfif>

[brambilaa]

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[Scott Stroz · Accepted solution]

Try this:

<cfset fileName = "c:\blahblah">

<cfif FileExits(fileName)>

<cfset FileMove("#fileName#","#fileName#.txt") />

</cfif

[brambilaa]

That did the trick!

I never would have thought to use <cfset>...I must have missed that in the documentation.

[Adam Cameron.]

fileMove() is just a function, like any other function.  You'd not do this, would you:

<cfoutput>

list2 = listAppend(list1, "foo")

</cfoutput>

?

CF will see anything that is not within a CFML tag or pound-signs as text.

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Adam