Okay. . . . just thought I'd jump in here. . . Matthieu is correct. . . I am in the middle of trying to build bigger and better data structures to handle what is admittedly a fairly simple task . . .but had dug myself so far into a hole trying to set it up the wrong way there is NO WAY I could have fixed it without all your help. . . . .
But, just a note (found a generous oracle dba): if you query: <cfquery name="getgrades" datasource="sotl"> select '#proposal#' from grades06 where readerid = #session.readerid# </cfquery> (putting the list variable in single quotes as the requested column name) You will get the value of the column!! and not just value of the list variable! On 11/29/05, Ken Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm interested to know what happens in SQL+ or Toad if you run: > > select 404 from proposals > I mean, am I understanding you right that you have a column in a > database named 404 (or some other number)??? I would expect, given 5 > results from the above query, that you would get: > | --| ---- | > | 1 | 404 | > | 2 | 404 | > | 3 | 404 | > | 4 | 404 | > | 5 | 404 | > | --| ---- | > > no matter what the values in that column actually ARE. > > --Ferg > > > M wrote: > > >All incredibly valid points! > > > >Unfortunately very short on time. . .they (faculty) need to start grading > >these things tomorrow evening. Starting closer to the beginning we > >currently have the following: > > > >1) oracle database > >2) one table containing the proposals -- proposalid, readinggroup, > proposal > >details, status (saved - submitted) > >3) one table containing reader info -- readerid, login, password, > >readinggroup > > > >What we need: > > > >1)One table designed to hold all grades, for either group -- either > together > >or separately > > > >2) A form that can contain the correct information regarding the grades > >currently in the grades table for a given reader in a given reading > group. > > > > > >Pathetic, isn't it? :-( I know its sad, but I want to learn how to fix > >this! > > > >THANK YOU! > >m > > > > > >On 11/29/05, Ken Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>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:4:225645 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
