Try this... SELECT distinct coursename,term,term1, 'TERMS:' & term & ', ' & term1 AS Terms from courseeval order by coursename
HTH -----Original Message----- From: Jim Watkins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 28 November 2001 16:26 To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Access problem - Help please I keep getting this error: [Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver] Syntax error (missing operator) in query expression 'Terms:term &[, ]& term1'. My code is: SELECT distinct coursename,term,term1, TERMS:term &", "& term1 from courseeval order by coursename </cfquery> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janine Jakim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 10:25 AM Subject: RE: Access problem - Help please > Did you use the "" around the -? The "" allows you to add spaces, etc > to make it look better in presentations. The ampersand is for > concatenating but if you add other symbols etc you need > to also use "". > ie: in access if I want a name to read like Smith, John > I would put in the query > Name:LastName &", "& FirstName > > so I've taken both fields and given it a new name > Are you using a query grid to make this? > If so maybe try > TERMS:term &"-"&term1&" "& term2&"." > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Watkins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 10:17 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Access problem - Help please > > > OK I used below suggestion and get following error: [Microsoft][ODBC > Microsoft Access Driver] Syntax error (missing operator) in > query expression 'term&[-]&term1 term2' > > All the rest of my select statement does work Just get the error when > I try > to Concatenate > > Jim > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janine Jakim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 9:39 AM > Subject: RE: Access problem - Help please > > > > term &"-"& term1 term2 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sam Farmer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 9:17 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Re: Access problem - Help please > > > > > > Because pipes are not used for concatenation in Access (only Oracle > > uses them I think). Try using a + sign or something else (not being > > an Access > > user at all). > > > > Sam > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jim Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 8:38 AM > > Subject: Access problem - Help please > > > > > > > Why do I get this error: > > > "Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver] Invalid use of vertical > > > bars > in > > > query expression 'term||'-'||term1 term2'." > > > > > > When using this code: > > > <cfquery name="select" DataSource="survey"> > > > SELECT distinct coursename,term,term1, term||'-'||term1 term2 > > > FROM courseeval > > > </cfquery > > > > > > Thanks for your input > > > > > > Jim Watkins > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
