You know, this is the kind of thing that you can probably do in your database, too. So, that you pass back a column with the full last name and one with the first letter. Don't know your DB, so I can't give you any syntax. But, I just did this with Oracle, and it's a piece of cake.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Orlini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 9:03 AM Subject: Find first letter >I need to output a list of names alphabetically via the field >"employee_lname" (last name). > > What's the code that can check the first letter of the field > employee_lname? > > Thanks. > > Robert O. > HWW > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:184274 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54

