What database are you using? You need to name those columns differently. In MySQL, even if you do a straight select on a column named "404", it's going to return 404 for every row. However, if you name that column col_404, it'll return the values you're looking for. I think you've got a larger architectural problem here though. Why do you have these dynamic column names in the first place? This can all be represented much better in the database. You'd have a far easier time with your app and it'd work more efficiently if you reworked your db design to eliminate this nastiness. You're using a relational database for a reason -- so you can maintain the relationships between your data. You need to be taking advantage of that with joined tables rather than faking the funk with dynamically named columns in a table.
--Ferg Molly Abraham wrote: >It does and it doesn't. . .cannot figure out why. . . it seems to work. . but >only returns the column name: > ><cfquery name="getindiv" datasource="sotl"> >select #i# as grade >from grades06 >where readerid = #session.readerid# ></cfquery> > > <td><cfoutput>#getindiv.grade#</cfoutput> (the column name -- ex: 404) > is returned. . .not the value of '2' it contains. > >Debugging: > >getindiv (Datasource=sotl, Time=0ms, Records=1) in D:\Webpub\Wwwroot\ @ >12:18:47.047 > >select 404 as grade >from grades06 >where readerid = 2 > >Any more ideas?? Hugely grateful, but still apparently terminally slow. . . > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:225607 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
