Re: CFIF statement in query

2006-10-04 Thread Jim Wright
Aaron Rouse wrote: He wants it when the ucDescription contains that value and is not just equal to it or was that a typo in his CFIF? The case when then method may not work depending on what DB he is using and the version of it. Use a CASE statement in your SQL... cfquery

Re: CFIF statement in query

2006-10-04 Thread Aaron Rouse
I know it has broad support but just felt that disclaimer should be put in since never know what someone is using on here. I'd never put it past a single person to be using Access for example but heck they could even be using an old FoxPro system just never do know. My primary point though was

Re: CFIF statement in query

2006-10-04 Thread Ali Awan
I would recommend Jim's suggestion, with a slight modification. Since he wanted ucDescription contains Graduate Certificate, I think in SQL Server that would be LIKE Anyway try this. cfquery datasource=computedColumnTest name=testquery SELECT ucDescription, ucTitle, CASE WHEN ucDescription LIKE

Re: CFIF statement in query

2006-10-04 Thread Adrian Wagner
Hi, Thanks for you patience. ;) Ben was right about my confusion (I knew it didn't feel correct but...you know). Anyhow, I've been taking up Jim's suggestion and applied the correct MSSQL (we're using version 8) syntax. It runs now, but as mentioned before, because of then WHEN statement, the

CFIF statement in query

2006-10-03 Thread Adrian Wagner
Hi all, Here's the deal. I need to order a query by a particular sequence that is not in the database, nor can it be implemented in the database (the data is imported daily from a third party which does not provide this sequence). So, the solution my co-worker came up with is to actually

RE: CFIF statement in query

2006-10-03 Thread Ben Forta
-Talk Subject: CFIF statement in query Hi all, Here's the deal. I need to order a query by a particular sequence that is not in the database, nor can it be implemented in the database (the data is imported daily from a third party which does not provide this sequence). So, the solution my co-worker

Re: CFIF statement in query

2006-10-03 Thread Jim Wright
Adrian Wagner wrote: Hi all, Here's the deal. I need to order a query by a particular sequence that is not in the database, nor can it be implemented in the database (the data is imported daily from a third party which does not provide this sequence). So, the solution my co-worker came

Re: CFIF statement in query

2006-10-03 Thread Aaron Rouse
He wants it when the ucDescription contains that value and is not just equal to it or was that a typo in his CFIF? The case when then method may not work depending on what DB he is using and the version of it. On 10/3/06, Jim Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Adrian Wagner wrote: Use a CASE

Re: CFIF statement in query

2006-10-03 Thread Mike Kear
Another way to do the same thing if you dont want to put a IF statement in the SQL (which is the better way to do it but just suppose you dont want to do that) you coudl do something like this: cfif ucDescription contains 'Graduate Certificate' cfquery datasource=computedColumnTest

Re: CFIF statement in query

2006-10-03 Thread Adrian Wagner
No typo. We're using an SQL Server 8. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4/10/2006 12:28 pm He wants it when the ucDescription contains that value and is not just equal to it or was that a typo in his CFIF? The case when then method may not work depending on what DB he is using and the version of it. On