You should probably look here: http://docs.transfer-orm.com/wiki/Persisting_and_Retrieving_Objects.cfm#Object_Retrieval
Use get() to retrieve by primary key User readByProperty() to retrieve by unique index. Mark On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 9:57 AM, Ken Cummins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I feel almost foolish asking what I think is a simple question. I > have trouble with online docs, and for whatever reason, the Transfer > docs and various articles just haven't settled in... > > I've done my share of direct-to-SQL database hacks, and I was taught > all the fancy OO methodologies, but for whatever reason, I feel as > though I'm beating my head against a brick wall trying to design for > and use Transfer. > > My current problem (besides having to learn ColdFusion after years of > being a Perl/csh based sys admin and PHP hack) is that I have a table > that has a unique index as well as the primary key. I need to be able > to retrieve records/objects based on either value depending on the > circumstances. Is there a built-in way of doing this, or will I have > to use a query function of some sort? Is there a query function that > returns a single object, rather than a list? > > My head hurts... > > Ken > > ps: Suggestions of good db books would be welcome! > > > > -- E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] W: www.compoundtheory.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Before posting questions to the group please read: http://groups.google.com/group/transfer-dev/web/how-to-ask-support-questions-on-transfer You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "transfer-dev" group. To post to this group, send email to transfer-dev@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/transfer-dev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
