Re: how can I dynamically build field names string in a sql update statement?

2007-07-01 Thread rhymes with 'loud'
Hi there. I played around with the concept of what you're doing, and it is sound. I built this simple template to prove it: cfquery name=getbits datasource=mydatasource select * from bittest /cfquery cfdump var=#getbits# cfset column_string = bool1=1,bool2=0,bool3=1 cfquery

how can I dynamically build field names string in a sql update statement?

2007-06-28 Thread david cowen
Hi, I'm trying to construct a dynamic sql server update statement on a table with a large number of fields, most of them type bit. First I evaluate all the yes/no fields and convert them to 1/0. Then I build a string of column (field) names and values, e.g, {name of field1}=0, {name of

Re: how can I dynamically build field names string in a sql update statement?

2007-06-28 Thread Charlie Griefer
define bombs and do a cfoutput on #column_string# to see exactly what SQL you're generating. On 6/28/07, david cowen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'm trying to construct a dynamic sql server update statement on a table with a large number of fields, most of them type bit. First I evaluate

RE: how can I dynamically build field names string in a sql update statement?

2007-06-28 Thread Bobby Hartsfield
. ..:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. Bobby Hartsfield http://acoderslife.com -Original Message- From: david cowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 6:44 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: how can I dynamically build field names string in a sql update statement? Hi, I'm trying

RE: how can I dynamically build field names string in a sql update statement?

2007-06-28 Thread David S. Cowen
field2=1, set field3=0 portion. -Original Message- From: Bobby Hartsfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 6:20 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: how can I dynamically build field names string in a sql update statement? Well, without trying the code out or looking real

Re: how can I dynamically build field names string in a sql update statement?

2007-06-28 Thread Janet MacKay
If I remove the quote marks, then the program fails on line 0 of this routine; i.e., this code does not execute. With the quote marks, the routine gets executed but fails and there is a sql statement in the resulting error message. The sql statement has quote marks around the set field1=0, set

RE: how can I dynamically build field names string in a sql update statement?

2007-06-28 Thread Bobby Hartsfield
Message- From: David S. Cowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 9:03 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: how can I dynamically build field names string in a sql update statement? If I remove the quote marks, then the program fails on line 0 of this routine; i.e., this code does