works great denny, i have used 2 separate queries...
<cfquery name="getGirls" datasource="#Request.app.dsn#" password="#Request.app.DBpassword#" username="#Request.app.DBusername#"> SELECT DISTINCT name_girl AS name, COUNT(name_girl) AS entries FROM baby_names GROUP BY name_girl ORDER BY entries DESC, name_girl </cfquery> <cfquery name="getBoys" datasource="#Request.app.dsn#" password="#Request.app.DBpassword#" username="#Request.app.DBusername#"> SELECT DISTINCT name_boy AS name, COUNT(name_boy) AS entries FROM baby_names GROUP BY name_boy ORDER BY entries DESC, name_boy </cfquery> cheers mike >thanks denny, > >a little over my head but i will give them a go - haha. > >thanks heaps. > >mike > > >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:244512 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
