<cftry>
    <cfset answer="">

    <cfoutput>
        #dateFormat( answer, 'm/d/yyyy' )#
        <!---#answer.dateFormat( 'm/d/yyyy' )#--->
    </cfoutput>

    <cfcatch type="any">
        <cfdump var="#cfcatch#">
    </cfcatch>
</cftry>