If the format is always that way, then you can treat it as a list:
<cfif ListLast(schoolYear,"-") MOD 2 EQ 0>
<!--- purple --->
<cfelse>
<!--- blue --->
</cfif>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Janine Jakim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 1:10 PM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: Wuick question: if odd/if even-1 more time!
>
>
> OOPs
> My field isn't an integer- it's a string. It isn't just a
> year 2002/ but
> set as a school year
> 2002-2003
> 2003-2004
> So the school year that ends in 2003 I want blue
> and the school year that ends in 2004 I want in purple...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: webguy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 8:44 AM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: Wuick question: if odd/if even
>
>
> yeap, here u go
>
> if (year mod 2)
> year even
> else
> year odd
>
> you can use IIF like this too, but the above is easier to read...
>
> WG
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Janine Jakim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: 12 December 2002 13:32
> > To: CF-Talk
> > Subject: Wuick question: if odd/if even
> >
> >
> > I Know this is easy....Iwant a different background
> depending on the year
> > chosen by the user- basically if it ends as an odd number
> make background
> > blue if year ends with even number make background green. Is
> > there a better
> > way than saying <cif (Right(#Year#, 1) EQ 1) or
> (Right(#Year#, 1) EQ 3) or
> > (Right(#Year#, 1) EQ 5) or (Right(#Year#, 7) EQ 1)etc.....
> > Thanks,
> > j
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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