The answer is not in your SQL or your CFML, it is in your database schema. If you can have multiple values for a column that column needs to be a separate table, that's what joins are for, and that will make your SQL a whole lot simpler.
--- Ben -----Original Message----- From: Les Mizzell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 2:18 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: "like" match from a list Yet another "driving me crazy" query problem. I'm showing a grid of color blocks. When the user clicks on one of them, it set a variable to look for in the database: <cfset colorLIST = "'Teal', 'Turquoise', 'Mediterranean', 'Blue-Green', 'blue-green'"> So, here's the query <cfquery name="srch" datasource="phoenixart"> SELECT * FROM products WHERE COLOR IN (#PreserveSingleQuotes(colorLIST)#) </cfquery> But, here's the problem. Database "Color" Field values for product 1: blue-green, purple, gold Database "Color" Field values for product 2: blue-green Only product 2 comes up, because the search wants to have an exact match to the entire field, right? So, how do I get "like" match from the list? -- ----------- Les Mizzell ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:202225 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=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
