Remove the quotes from "session.reportDate". You're passing a literal string, not a variable reference.
cheers, barneyb On 9/14/05, Mark Fuqua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey there, > > Sorry for my ignorance. Trying to test out <cfchart>. Having trouble with > using a date in the where clause of my query. I know I am more than likely > doing something really dumb and imagine the solution is quite simple. So, > before I spend more hours trying to figure this out...Thought I would ask > for help. Here is the code: > > <cfmodule template="#Request.layout#/Header.cfm" pageType="JobAdmin"> > > <cfset session.reportdate = 1> > <cfset session.associate = 23> > <cfset session.reportDate eq '09/14/05'> > <cfset session.jobId = 26> > <cfquery name="test" datasource="mdfinish"> > SELECT Associate, Job, ReportDate, TotalHours > FROM TimeCard > WHERE TimeCard.Associate = session.Associate AND timeCard.ReportDate = > #createodbcDate ("session.ReportDate")# and TimeCard.job = #session.jobId# > </cfquery> > > > <cfchart chartwidth="600"> > <cfchartseries type="bar"> > <cfchartdata item="Total Hours" value="#test.totalhours#"> > > </cfchartseries> > </cfchart> > > <cfmodule template="#Request.layout#/Footer.cfm"> > > > > > Here is the error message: > > Parameter validation error for function CREATEODBCDATE. > The value of the parameter 1, which is currently "session.ReportDate", must > be a class java.util.Date value. > > Thanks, > > Mark > > -- Barney Boisvert [EMAIL PROTECTED] 360.319.6145 http://www.barneyb.com/ Got Gmail? I have 100 invites. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:218341 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