So, when I call the pre-defined function:

waitforIt('#theKey#');

it works fine. The # is because it is a Cold Fusion variable and the ' ' are to treat it as a string.


What I want to do is run this function through setInterval like:

theInterval = setInterval('waitforIt('#theKey#')', 1000);

but this doesn't work. The variable '#theKey#' isn't being passed. I think the single quotes inside the other single quotes are screwing things up.

Does anyone know the correct syntax to make this work?

theInterval = setInterval("waitforIt('#theKey#')", 1000);
Does this solve it?

no sir.

Erm... Where is "theInterval=" necesary for???

Hi Chucker,

setInterval requires a string, so normally I would say do something like:

theInterval = setInterval('waitforIt(' + "'theKey#'"+')', 1000);

note the single quotes within the double quotes.

However, since I don't have Coldfusion, I do not know that the above would work. But...it's worth a try.

Vinny