You probably want WHERE dateUpdated IS NULL '' is an empty string - only appropriate for string data types.
> -----Original Message----- > From: David K [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 23 July 2003 11:52 a.m. > To: CF-Talk > Subject: SQL gurus please help > > Trying to do a simple select query that > filters out records against a date column. > I want all records with an empty value in > the date column. > > Here's my query... > > <cfquery name="getData" datasource="cfDS" dbtype="ODBC"> > SELECT * > FROM tblCustomers > WHERE dateUpdated <> '' > </cfquery> > > ...which blows up with this error; > =================================== > ODBC Error Code = 22005 (Error in assignment) > Data type mismatch in criteria expression. > =================================== > > I'm assuming it's choking on the quotes. > So what's the correct syntax? > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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
