Yep basically the format is database.owner.table.column So you could do SELLECT * FROM EmployeeDirectory.dbo.Employee
-----Original Message----- From: Adam Haskell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 09 May 2005 14:27 To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: More than one datasource in <cfquery> If you use MS SQL you can use Linked Servers to query across different servers. it would be something like: Select * >From myLink.database.owner.table Adam H On 5/9/05, Ewok <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, one 'true datasource' in a cfquery but you can use 2 different record > sets in a QoQ and combine them just as if they were 2 tables in one > database. > > What's Cross Database Query? 'Sounds' promising. > > I've had to use the method in my previous example quite a bit in my latest > nightmare... oh I mean 'project'. I thought it was my only (worthwhile) > option > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 8:05 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: More than one datasource in <cfquery> > > Erm, well you can only use one DSN in a single CFQUERY but you should be > able to use a Cross Database Query allowing you to search across two > databases. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ewok [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 09 May 2005 13:06 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: More than one datasource in <cfquery> > > You can't with one shot. You'll have to query each then combine them with a > QoQ (assuming you are running CF5.0 or up) > > <!--- DATASOURCE ONE ---> > <cfquery name="a" datasource="datasource1"> > Select * from tbl_in_db1 > </cfquery> > > <!--- DATASOURCE TWO ---> > <cfquery name="b" datasource="datasource2"> > Select * from tbl_in_db2 > </cfquery> > > <!--- QUERY OF QUERY OF BOTH QUERIES/DATASOURCES ---> > <cfquery name="c" dbtype="query"> > Select a.*, b.* > From a, b > Where a.something = b.something > </cfquery> > > -----Original Message----- > From: simmyana a [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 2:05 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: More than one datasource in <cfquery> > > Hi, > > How to use more than one datasource in <cfquery> tag? > > Thanks > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:206049 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
