<!--- Create a string and then split it into an array using the String::Split() method. This will give us an array, but NOT a traditional ColdFusion array. This is a read- only array (well, from CF's perspective). ---> <cfset arrGirls = ToString( "Maria Bello,Christina Cox,Meg Ryan" ).Split( "," ) /> <!--- Create a ColdFuion array. ---> <cfset arrCFGirls = ArrayNew( 1 ) /> <!--- Loop over array to copy values. ---> <cfloop index="intGirl" from="1" to="#ArrayLen( arrGirls )#" step="1"> <!--- Copy value. ---> <cfset arrCFGirls[ intGirl ] = arrGirls[ intGirl ] /> </cfloop>