If you are using foundOn as a list of menuId's, I would strongly suggest that you reconsider your db layout.
I would, instead, use what is generally called a "join table" or "link table" that allows you to do basically the same thing, but in a cleaner, more normalized way that doesn't require special tricks. If you need more of a pointer than that, Google the terms first. It's a pretty basic db concept. --Ben Doom erik tom wrote: >> You are trying to select where menuId = foundOn. I'm guessing foundOn >> >> is a text field. Check your subselect. >> >> --Ben Doom >> >> erik tom wrote: >>> I have a column datatype text. And when i try to run the query I get >> the error >>> [Macromedia][SQLServer JDBC Driver][SQLServer]Operand type clash: >> text is incompatible with int >>> The query is >>> select menuId,label,foundOn from dbo.menu where menuId IN (select >> foundOn from dbo.menu where menuId=#form.selTopLevel2#) order by >> menuId >>> > > You are correct foundOn is text datatype so how can I convert the subquery so > it becomes int datatype > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:299515 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
