with Oracle you could do: select concat(substr(employee_fname,1,1),employee_lname) from table
On 12/6/05, Bobby Hartsfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In cf.... > > Left(firstname, 1) & lastname > > What database are you using? > > ..:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. > Bobby Hartsfield > http://acoderslife.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Orlini, Robert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 2:56 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Employee name > > How do I trim the letters of an employee's first name (employee_fname) to > the first letter and then add it to the letters of their last name > (employee_lname)? > > For example, "John Smith" edited and then copied to a username field as > "JSMITH". I'm assuming its a RTRIM. > > Here is the code I have to work with: > > <cfquery name="getname" datasource="name"> > select employee_fname, employee_lname > from employees > > Thanks. > > Robert at HWW > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/192 - Release Date: 12/5/2005 > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:226298 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
