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#1: May 29 '08
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I have to remove # from a string in coldfusion ..but getting error .can u help me?
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<cfset narrative="nrr#tive">

<cfoutput>#Replace(narrative, '##',' ', 'ALL')#</cfoutput>
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#2: May 29 '08

re: remove # from a string

The error's on the first line. You can't have one # in a string when you're setting it using cfset. Change it to "nrr##tive".
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#3: May 30 '08

re: remove # from a string

Actually i have to change a file name .the file name is "a#b.jpg" i have to change this file name "ab.jpg"..for tht i have to remove that # ....
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#4: May 30 '08

re: remove # from a string

Can you show the actual code? How is the filename set? Also what is the exact error message?
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