<!--- 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( "," ) /> <!--- Dump out the array. You will see that it looks like a standard ColdFusion array (but it is not). ---> <cfdump var="#arrGirls#" label="Array via Split()" />