I gave that syntax a try, but MySQL didn't like even the "if" at the beginning.
Thanks anyway... Rick > -----Original Message----- > From: Dominic Watson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 12:05 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Anything wrong with this code? > > Not sure about MySQL but this would work in MSSql > > IF (NOT EXISTS ( select * from properties where mls_number = > <cfqueryparam cfsqltype='cf_sql_varchar' > value='#get_hmls_commercial_data.mls_number#_h' > ) > BEGIN > insert into properties (mls_number) > values (<cfqueryparam cfsqltype='cf_sql_varchar' > value='#get_hmls_commercial_data.mls_number#_h' null='#not > len(trim(mls_number))#'>) > END > > > Also, I suspect you don't really want the NULL in that cfqueryparam, > but I may be wrong (?) > > HTH > > Dominic > > 2008/6/5 Rick Faircloth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Kind of a dumb thing I'm trying to do...trying to combine > > an insert statement with a where clause. > > > > I think I need another approach. > > > > Back to the drawing board... > > > > Rick > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 11:40 AM > >> To: CF-Talk > >> Subject: Anything wrong with this code? > >> > >> (Simplified version... MySQL 5) > >> > >> <cfloop query='get_hmls_commercial_data'> > >> > >> <cfquery name='insert_data' datasource='xxxxx' > >> > >> insert into properties > >> > >> (mls_number) > >> > >> values (<cfqueryparam cfsqltype='cf_sql_varchar' > >> value='#get_hmls_commercial_data.mls_number#_h' null='#not > >> len(trim(mls_number))#'>) > >> > >> where '#get_hmls_commercial_data.mls_number#_h' not in > >> (select mls_number from properties) > >> > >> </cfquery> > >> > >> </cfloop> > >> > >> I'm getting this error upon execution of the template... > >> > >> Error Executing Database Query. > >> You have an error in your SQL syntax; > >> check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version > >> for the right syntax to use near > >> 'where '39438_h' not exists in (select mls_number from prope' at line 32 > >> > >> ??? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Rick > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:306912 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
