> It will randomly stop working when you hit the > db's limit for items in a string list.
.... much like Outlook and its limitation on the length of disclaimers at the bottom of incoming mail... ;-) ..:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. Bobby Hartsfield http://acoderslife.com -----Original Message----- From: Tom Chiverton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 9:30 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Query problem with lists of values On Thursday 03 August 2006 18:43, Kris Jones wrote: > SELECT catid FROM deep_images WHERE #uid# IN (catid) IN is evil. It will randomly stop working when you hit the db's limit for items in a string list. Which is not fun :-) If you must have comma lists rather than a more sensible layout, why not just: SELECT catid FROM deep_images WHERE #uid# like '%#catid#%' % should match zero or more characters. -- Tom Chiverton **************************************************** This email is sent for and on behalf of Halliwells LLP. Halliwells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under registered number OC307980 whose registered office address is at St James's Court Brown Street Manchester M2 2JF. A list of members is available for inspection at the registered office. Any reference to a partner in relation to Halliwells LLP means a member of Halliwells LLP. Regulated by the Law Society. CONFIDENTIALITY This email is intended only for the use of the addressee named above and may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you must not read it and must not use any information contained in nor copy it nor inform any person other than Halliwells LLP or the addressee of its existence or contents. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify Halliwells LLP IT Department on 0870 365 8008. For more information about Halliwells LLP visit www.halliwells.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:248791 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
