in a cftry block and getting the result
try
SELECT * FROM YOURTABLE
catch
your code to check if it exists
/catch
/try
BUT you are best to perform any checking in CF (assuming you are using SQL
Server)
DECLARE @vcUserTable varchar(500)
SET @vcUserTable = 'mychosentablename'
IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sysobjects WHERE type = 'U' AND name =
@vcUserTable)
BEGIN
SELECT 'TRUE'
-- PRINT 'TRUE' -- < this will be ok
END
ELSE
BEGIN
SELECT 'FALSE'
-- PRINT 'FALSE'
END
GO
Adding this into an SP will be a doddle and you can use it anywhere...
HTH
N
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From: techmike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 08 June 2004 13:21
To: CF-Talk
Subject: checking if a table exists?
Is it possible and if so how to check if a table exists?
I'm trying to add a automatic setup to my template, user specifies the
DSN, and the template will look to see if the tables exist, and if they
don't then create them with some basic entries.. I've never created
tables in CFM, but I assume CREATE TABLE will work?
-mike
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