Better yet a cfqueryparam should just be used with a type of varchar. On 10/14/06, Josh Nathanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When you are inserting/updating into your db, you would need this: > > ccfield = '#form.ccfield#' > > rather than > ccfield = #form.ccfield# > > I think if you do the first, it should save your 0. If you do the second, > CF thinks it's not a string. > > -- Josh > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Will Tomlinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 10:50 AM > Subject: Re: Why does CF remove my leading 0''s?? > > > > >Depending on the data type of the variable / database field, it will. > >>If the field is set top number or integer, all leading 0s will be > >>dropped. > >>The DB field will need to be CHAR or VARCHAR > > > > So is the solution to check for the len()? If it's 3, add a 0 back to > it? > > Sounds like a goofy solution, but hey, this is Will talkin'! > > > > The db is no problem. I've got that set to varchar. I'm just tryin to > > ensure the data is correct before it even GETS to the db - no luck. > > > > Thanks, > > Will > > > > > >
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