region_abbrev varchar2(10) On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 1:21 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > > What's the data type? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 12:49 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Weird error returned from a query. > > > H all, > > I'm getting a weird error instead of some query results. > some background - its an oracle database and I'm trying to do a select > based on the last 3 letters of a column > > here's my sql: > select distinct SUBSTR(region_abbrev, -3, 3) > from cls_regioninfo > > this works fine when I try it in SQL Developer but when i use it in a > CF Query i get the following error. > > [Table (rows 70 columns SUBSTR(REGION_ABBREV,-3,3)): > [SUBSTR(REGION_ABBREV,-3,3): coldfusion.sql.querycol...@e6e108] ] is > not indexable by SUBSTR(REGION_ABBREV > > Any hints, suggestions or solutions would be very appreciated. > > larry > > -- > Larry C. Lyons > web: http://www.lyonsmorris.com/lyons > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/larryclyons > -- > The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do. > - B. F. Skinner - > > > >
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