why not just use the GROUP attribute of the <cfoutput> tag? http://tutorial150.easycfm.com/
On 8/5/05, Wade Pettenger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm trying to build a simple table based on Units and Chapters, where the > number of Units will vary, and where Units can contain a variable number of > chapters, chapters increment from 1 to the total number. The table will > eventually pull in additional data, but I thought I'd start small. > > For example > > Unit1 Chapter1 > Chapter2 > Unit2 Chapter3 > Unit3 Chapter4 > Chapter5 > Chapter6 > Unit4 Chapter7 > > My difficulty seems to be how to get the chapters to increment when I try > nested loops. I've been banging my head a while, and this is as close as I've > gotten. > > <!--- Set Variables for Course Structure, key values are number of chapters > in each Unit---> > <cfset Unit=StructNew()> > <cfset Unit.Unit1=1> > <cfset Unit.Unit2=3> > <cfset Unit.Unit3=5> > <cfset Unit.Unit4=2> > <cfset Unit.Unit5=2> > > <!--- Set up Loop for adding total chapters. unitNumber = number of chapters > in course. ---> > <cfset Units=StructCount(Unit)> > <cfset unitNumber = 0> > <cfloop index="i" From="1" To = "#Units#"> > <cfset count=StructFind(Unit, "Unit#i#")> > <cfset unitNumber = #UnitNumber# + count> > </cfloop> > > > <cfoutput> > <table> > <tr> > <th> > Unit Number > </th> > <th> > Chapter Number > </th> > <td> > </tr> > <cfloop from="1" to="#Units#" index="i"> > <tr> > > <td> > <a href="Unit#i#.cfm">Unit#i#</a> > </td> > <td> > <a href="Chapter#i#.cfm">Chapter #i#</a> > </td> > </tr> > <cfif StructFind(Unit, "Unit#i#") GT 1> > <cfset chapterNumber = i> > <cfset count=StructFind(Unit, "Unit#i#")-1> > <cfloop from="1" to = "#count#" index="j"> > <cfset chapterNumber=1+chapterNumber> > <tr> > <td> > > </td> > <td> > <a > href="Chapter#chapterNumber#.cfm">Chapter#chapterNumber#</a> > </td> > </tr> > </cfloop> > </cfif> > <tr> > <td> > > </td> > </tr> > </cfloop> > </table> > </cfoutput> > > Thanks, > > Wade Pettenger > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:213878 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
