> I was wondering if there is a way to pull column > information from oracle > to help with form validation. It would be really nice if > I could set up > my database and then have coldfusion read the setup of my > tables and > perform its form validation based on that.
> I did some research on this and it seems like SQL server > supports a > standard format using INFORMATION_SCHEMA to return the > column types and > sizes and what not. Is there some way to pull similar > information from > oracle so I can use that for form validation purposes? There is -- several ways actually... I usually see information gethered from the "col" table... select * from col where tname = '#mytable#' although I prefer to use JDBC as it's more db agnostic, so it can be leveraged more easily across different projects on different db's. s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.fusiontap.com http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:218259 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
