Alias the sum and then output that alias.
SELECT SUM(racedaylunch) as mySum
<cfoutput>#exlunch.mySum#</cfoutput>
-David
On Monday, June 25, 2001 9:09 AM, Jeff Fongemie [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
> Hello cf-talk,
>
> Why the heck is this throwing an error? "Expression result cannot be
> converted to a string"
>
> <cfquery name="exlunch" datasource="#application.dsn#" dbtype="ODBC">
> SELECT SUM(racedaylunch)
> FROM thelist
> </cfquery>
>
>
> <cfoutput>#exlunch#</cfoutput>
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