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How to display Random Quote using ColdFusion and the RandRange Function

  1. <!--- Be sure to change the 3 in  - #RandRange(1, 3)#  to match how many quotes you have --->
  2.  
  3. <!--- *************** No Appostrophy's in quoted text **********************************
  4. ****************************************************************************************
  5. ************************************EXAMPLE*********************************************
  6. *************** GOOD: I dont like this text.  ******************************************
  7. *************** BAD : I don't like this text. ****************************************** --->
  8.  
  9. <!--- Set random quotes here, separate each quote with a comma --->
  10. <cfset Quotes = "This is random quote 1, This is random quote 2, This is random quote 3">
  11. <cfset randomQuote = #RandRange(1, 3)#>
  12. <cfset displayQuote = #trim(listGetAt(Quotes, randomQuote))#>
  13. <script language="javascript">
  14.  function showtext(id,place){
  15.   d=document.getElementById(id);
  16.   d.innerHTML=place;
  17.  }
  18. </script>
  19. <!--- BODY --->
  20. <map name="Map" id="Map">
  21. <area shape="rect" coords="60,126,115,210" href="#" alt="Random Quote" onMouseOver="showtext
  22. ('thetext','<cfoutput>#displayQuote#</cfoutput>')" onMouseOut="showtext('thetext','')" />
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Created 4-7-2009
Modified 6-5-2009
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