apologies for the redundancy - hourly digests... so, euh, yeah: ME TOO!!
/t >-----Original Message----- >Subject: form validation utilizing database field types/sizes/etc >From: "RADEMAKERS Tanguy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 19:16:44 +0200 >Thread: >http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm/method=messages >&threadid=42228&forumid=4#218262 > >>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. > >Oracle stores this kind of info in pseudo tables called the data >dictionary. A db user can get data abut "his" objects in tables like >user_tables, user_tab_columns, user_constraints, etc. If you have the >appropriate privs, you can also check all_tables, etc for any user's >objects. > >.... but i would have to go with Jim's suggestion to use jdbc - more >reusable across different db platforms. The data dictionary contains >waaaay more info, but it's not stuff you need for form validation code. > >/t ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:218264 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
