ok I think I really got it for you-sorry i thought you were working in a access grid-too distracted today... Even though you're using Access as a backend you are still using SQL queries so you'll use the + If I wanted to do the name from a cfquery I'd do the following:
SELECT (LASTNAME+', '+FIRSTNAME) As NAME That would print out Smith, John <cfquery name="select" DataSource="survey"> SELECT DISTINCT Coursename, (term+'-'+term1+' '+term2)As Terms FROM courseeval </CFQUERY> This will print out the column info for term-term1 term2 this assumes term/term1/term2 are all columns in your database -----Original Message----- From: Jim Watkins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 11:26 AM 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
