Try: <cfset testdate=DateFormat("01-01-2002","mm/dd/yy")> <cfquery name="SpotsQuery" dbtype="query"> SELECT BESTNUMBER, SPOTSTART FROM application.allquery WHERE ((SPOTSTART >= #CreateODBCDate(Testdate)#
Date fields don't normally need quotes in the SQL statement Best regards, Dennis Powers UXB Internet (203)879-2844 http://www.uxbinfo.com/ -----Original Message----- From: Admin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 10:01 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: query of a query I'm trying to retrieve a subset from a query cached in memory. I'm using this query: <cfquery name="SpotsQuery" dbtype="query"> SELECT BESTNUMBER, SPOTSTART FROM application.allquery WHERE ((SPOTSTART >= '01-01-2002' But I receive the error Error: is not a valid date I already tried a few different formats including createodbcdate etc but no luck so far. Anyone here knows what does work, and maybe some extra tips for working with this feature? ______________________________________________________________________ Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation · $99/Month · Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusiona FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists