yor query will always return a row and as such the test will fail even if the return item is null
replace with this: <cfset SESSION.ecom.ordernumber=val(qLastOrderNo.newOrderNumber) + 1> plus the lock if you are on cf < mx Marius Milosav www.scorpiosoft.com It's not about technology, it's about people. Virtual Company (VICO) Application Demo www.scorpiosoft.com/vicodemo/login.cfm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Leder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 3:48 PM Subject: Convert format > Hi All, > I've got a query which retrieves the max order number from the db. > I want to increment it by one and write the new number to a session var. > However, CF5 throws a message that it can't convert format. I checked the db > (SQL 2000)- the field ordernumber is an integer. > > What am I doing wrong? (here's the snip) > ------------------------------------ > > <!--- Create an order number ---> > <!--- Query the orders database for the last order number ---> > <cfquery name="qLastOrderNo" dbtype="dynamic" > connectstring="#REQUEST.dsnStore#"> > SELECT MAX(ordernumber) AS newOrderNumber > FROM #REQUEST.tablePrefix#_O_OrderInfo > </cfquery> > > <cflock name="VASPCart#SESSION.SessionID#" timeout="10" type="exclusive"> > <cfif qLastOrderNo.recordcount IS "0"> > <cfset SESSION.ecom.ordernumber="7500"> > <cfelse> > <cfset SESSION.ecom.ordernumber= > #qLastOrderNo.newOrderNumber# + 1> > </cfif> > </cflock> > > ------------------------------------ > > Thanks, Mark > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
