try taking off the # #:
<cfquery name="select_az" datasource="WebUserDSN">
SELECT EstablishmentName
FROM School_Details
WHERE LEFT(EstablishmentName,1) = #attributes.search_string#
ORDER BY EstablishmentName
</cfquery>
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29/09/2003 13:22 Subject: [ cf-dev ] a-z
Please respond to dev
So ..... I got this far before lunch beer....
<cfif not isdefined("attributes.search_string")>
<cfset attributes.search_string = "a">
</cfif>
<cfquery name="select_az" datasource="WebUserDSN">
SELECT EstablishmentName
FROM School_Details
WHERE LEFT(#EstablishmentName#,1) = #attributes.search_string#
ORDER BY EstablishmentName
</cfquery>
<cfoutput query="select_az">
#EstablishmentName#
</cfoutput>
How Do I do the left thingy in the where clause ....?
Regards - Paul
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