Oops sorry, I wasn't clear. Yes the sub queries can return multiple values, which is ok with me (not with the SQL) I need to handle getting more than one value some times, but not all the time.
J On 12/13/05, ColdFusion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Basically one of the subqueries are returning more than one value > I would check the subqueries to make sure they one return one value, > And if it does return more than one value (as a true request), then you > Can not use x = y where Y is more than one item. > It has to be re-written to be like: > > (X = Y OR X = Z) > > Not sure if that would make sense.. Too much in my head right now. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Wilker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 7:06 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: more of my SQL issues :) > > I'm working on another large search, different project. > > I had columns with lists, I've since moved them to a look up table. Here's > my query and the error I get. > > SELECT P.id, > P.Number, > P.TheYear, > P.Price, > P.ShortDesc, > P.LongDesc, > P.Status, > P.width, > P.height, > P.Weight, > (Select Type FROM TypeLookup WHERE PotteryIDFK = 27 AND TypeIDFK = 1) AS > Category, (Select Type FROM TypeLookup WHERE PotteryIDFK = 27 AND TypeIDFK > = > 3) AS ClayBody, (Select Type FROM TypeLookup WHERE PotteryIDFK = 27 AND > TypeIDFK = 5) AS glaze, (Select Type FROM TypeLookup WHERE PotteryIDFK = > 27 > AND TypeIDFK = 2) AS fireKind, (Select Type FROM TypeLookup WHERE > PotteryIDFK = 27 AND TypeIDFK = 4) AS color, P.price, P.Owner FROM Pottery > P > LEFT JOIN PotteryPictures PP ON P.ID = PP.PotteryID WHERE p.id = 27 > > > Error: Server: Msg 512, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 Subquery returned more > than 1 value. This is not permitted when the subquery follows =, !=, <, <= > , > >, >= or when the subquery is used as an expression. > > I know enough SQL to get by but I've met my match with nested queries and > such. > > Thanks > > -- > John Wilker > Writer/Web Consultant > www.johnwilker.com / www.red-omega.com > > "The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal > with, but whether it's the same problem you had last year." > ~John Foster Dulles, Former US Sec. of State. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:226980 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
