I think I can answer this one.... here is an example of getting tables names dynamically from a database....
Hope this helps, Brad Fetter [EMAIL PROTECTED] FLIR Systems, Inc. <cfquery name="datalist" datasource="Portdw"> SELECT sysobjects.Name as Tablename, Syscolumns.Name as Fieldname from sysobjects, Syscolumns Where Sysobjects.Name = 'CAR' and sysobjects.ID = Syscolumns.ID Order by sysobjects.Name</cfquery> </body> <cfoutput query="datalist"> #fieldname#<BR> </cfoutput> -----Original Message----- From: Bosky, Dave [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 12:52 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: how to get the tablenames in a database I have a DSN. From this i can easily get the name if database it is pointing to. But how to get the tables in that database at run time? Thanks, Dave HTC Disclaimer: The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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
