Creating Passable Variables

I am working with creating an web database application and I am having a bit of a problem. I have a form that is returning dynamic values in a form that will be passed to another page (action page?) to which SQL statements will be excuted. On the form page, I am using a select input statement to collect one data value from a query. I also want to create another variable, so that I will be able to use two variables from the form page with my action page inside the SQL statements.

When I run the page, I am getting a undefined variable in form error when trying to load the action page with the SQL statments. I call myself using different combinations, but I have yet to make this created variable usable.

here is a portion of my code:
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<cfparam name="variable" default="0">
<center>
<table border="8" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="10">
<tr> <!--- form for submitting new entries within various tables --->
<td align="center">
<form action="_ITManagementPg5more.cfm" method="post" name="formNewRecords" id="formNewRecords">
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<tr>
<td><cfinvoke component="_COMSARE IT" method="GetComputerSoftware" returnvariable="qryComputerSoftware">
Installed Software::<select name="selectComputerSoftware" id="selectConputerSoftware"><option value="--">--------------------</option>
<cfoutput query="qryComputerSoftware"><option value="#ComputerID#">#SoftwareID# =+= #ComputerName# -- #Title#</option>
<cfif isdefined ("variable")>
<cfset variable = #SoftwareID#></cfif></cfoutput></select>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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...this page loads without any problems. I am thinking I declared my variable so it exist within the form using cfparam. By assigning the variable using cfset within the query, I am grabbing the data from the query, no sweat?

Now, my action page displays the error, variable not found in form. here is the code:
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<cfif #Form.selectComputerSoftware# IS "--">
SOFTWARE ON COMPUTER NOT REMOVED !! <br> <cfoutput>#Form.variable#</cfoutput>
<cfelse>
<cfoutput> #Form.variable# </cfoutput>
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</cfquery>
</cfif>
<!--- End of SQL --->
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... I know this is an empty SQL statement, but I am just trying to make sure my variable is being read for I am debugging. If I placed another cfparam at the begin to make sure it is still declared, I get a different error.

I really would like to grab two variables for my SQL statement in my action page, but if I can't create one to pass over, I will only get the one variable linked by my select option value.

Did I explain this correctly? Can I be helped?

What kind of script language do you use ?

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Originally Posted by Jackyquah

What kind of script language do you use ?

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I am not using any scripting, per se... I am using straight HTML and Coldfusion tags. Coldfusion is passing the data to the action page. Anf if you want to know about the database, I am using SQL (not mySQL) when talking to the database.

Are you suggesting a script language? Which would you use?

I am still a little fuzzy.

You keep saying action page. What language are you using on the action page to set the SQL interaction up?

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Originally Posted by peejavery

I am still a little fuzzy.

You keep saying action page. What language are you using on the action page to set the SQL interaction up?

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I say action page because that is the term I keep reading. The action page refers to the page that actually accepts the data from the form. I am using Coldfusion to interact with the SQL. If you look at the second portion of my code, this is syntax I am using for this page. <cfif> and <cfquery> surrounding the SQL Delete command. Every tag the starts with CF refers to Coldfusion.

I believe my problem is with calling the variable from the first page. Or my problem has something to do with the creation of variable within the form using <cfparam> and <cfset>.

(I hope I am explaining everything correctly)

Well, I'm sorry but I know nothing about ColdFusion. The only server scripting I do is PHP, some ASP and VBScript.