concatenate question

[Guest]

i am not getting corret when i do concatenate

example

<Cfset abc="<ABC>" & "<cfoutput>#emp.test#</cfoutput>" & "</ABC>">
<cfoutput>#abc#</cfoutput>

I need output like <ABC>34343</ABC>

But i am getting 34343. Any idea. Thanks.

[Guest]

<CFSET abc = "<ABC><CFOUTPUT>" & emp.test & "</CFOUPUT></ABC>">

[Guest]

Nope it doesn't work. I am not getting like

<ABC>3434</ABC>

I am getting 3434

Any idea? thanks

[cf_dev2]

> <Cfset abc="<ABC>" & "<cfoutput>#emp.test#</cfoutput>" & "</ABC>">
You don't need the cfoutput.

> I am getting 3434
Its probably there but not displayed because the browser is treating it as a tag. Try HTMLEditFormat

<CFSET abc = "<ABC>" & emp.test & "</ABC>">
<cfoutput>#HTMLEditFormat(abc)#</cfoutput>

[Guest]

I missed it. The < and > around ABC are being translated as the beginning and ending of a HTML tag. Try this: