MSSQL db for the project I am working on right now. I can think of times
when I will need with MS Access as well though.
Paul Sinclair
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lord, Heath [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 3:46 PM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: One step method to check then increment a value in db?
>
>
> What kind of database?
> With Oracle, you can simply use a Sequence.
> Heath
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Sinclair [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 3:40 PM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: One step method to check then increment a value in db?
>
>
> I'm looking for a simple way to check on and then increment a
> value in a db
> number field. For example, for a simple hit counter that commits hit
> information to a db field: someone hits the page; you check the
> database to
> determine the current value of hits on that page; add 1 to it; then update
> the record with the incremented value.
>
> The method above would require 2 <cfquery> actions as I see it:
> one to check
> the current value; one to update the field with the incremented value. Is
> there some way to do this without requiring 2 separate actions?
>
> Thanks for any ideas.
>
> Paul Sinclair
>
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