Demonstrating what I think you're talking about..?

snarfblat.cfm

<cffunction name="f">
	<cfset var q = false>
	<cfquery name="q" datasource="bugNotifier">
		SELECT	*
		FROM	user
	</cfquery>
	<cfreturn q>
</cffunction>

<cfdump var="#f()#">
<cfoutput>
	#f().recordCount#
</cfoutput>

<cfset result = objGW.funcName(params)>