The LEFT function does work, thanks. Mark
-----Original Message----- From: Craig Dudley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 10:41 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Substring function in query Try SELECT f_ID, Common_Name, Botanical_Name, LEFT(Botanical_Name,1) AS Alpha1 FROM p_FloralContent ORDER BY Botanical_Name ASC hth, Craig -----Original Message----- From: Mark Leder [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 01 February 2002 15:38 To: CF-Talk Subject: Substring function in query When I construct the following SQL statment, I get an undefined function error. I'm trying to extract the first letter of the Botanical_Name column (full text string) and create an alias column (of A, B, C, D, etc). What am I doing wrong? SELECT f_ID, Common_Name, Botanical_Name, SUBSTRING(Botanical_Name,1,1) AS Alpha1 FROM p_FloralContent ORDER BY Botanical_Name ASC Thanks, Mark ______________________________________________________________________ Why Share? Dedicated Win 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=coldfusionc 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
