Thoughts on this Mark? This is definitely a bug in CF that is
reflected as a bug in Transfer. This is, I repeat, NOT a bug in Railo.
As of now I have to change the numeric mapping to double to get my
insert to work...

On Aug 10, 12:10 pm, whostheJBoss <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ok, well, I've taken this up with Railo and...
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/railo/browse_thread/thread/d8e20b98308...
>
> Any thoughts on this Mark?
>
> If you want the short version...
>
> "What happens if you change the line from "cf_sql_float"to
> "cf_sql_double" or "cf_sql_decimal"?   I bet it's a truncation issue,
> where ColdFusion considers cf_sql_float and cf_sql_double to be
> equivalent, but Railo is correctly using reduced precision for
> cf_sql_float (causing your erroneous value).  To put that another way,
> I suspect a bug in ColdFusion (not reducing precision on cf_sql_float)
> is masking a bug in Transfer (using an imprecise type for numerics)
> that Railo's correct implementation (reducing cf_sql_float precision)
> unmasks.  :)
>
> cheers,
> barneyb"
>
> "I'm pretty sure all that's needed for confirmation is to change the
> type from cf_sql_float to cf_sql_decimal or cf_sql_double and confirm
> that that fixes the issue (just like cf_sql_bigint) does.
> --
> Barney Boisvert
> [email protected]http://www.barneyb.com/";
>
> "Hi whostheJBoss
>
> Railo translate CF_SQL_FLOAT to java.sql.Types.FLOAT
> then java.sql.PreparedStatement.setFloat(int index,float value) is
> used
> in this case,
> i think adobeCF use java.sql.PreparedStatement.setDouble(int
> index,double value) instead of setFloat.
>
> but this is definitly the wrong way, like barney has written before
> "cf_sql_double" or "cf_sql_decimal  is the way to go.
> from my perspective it is wrong to change this to "setDouble".
>
> what do you thnk?
>
> greetings micha
>
> --
> Michael Offner-Streit
> CTO
> Railo Technologies GmbH
> [email protected]"
>
> On Aug 5, 5:23 pm, Mark Mandel <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > numeric maps to using cf_sql_float.
>
> > cf_sql_float is a parameter that will correctly handle floating points
> > across databases.
>
> > It seems that Railo has an issue with how it is mapping cf_sql_float, so it
> > cannot handle BigInt values in the database you are using, whereas on CF it
> > has no such trouble.
>
> > Mark
>
> > On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 10:07 AM, whostheJBoss 
> > <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> > > You happen to know what part of Transfer the bug is affecting? I'd be
> > > happy to take it up with the guys at Railo, just need to know what I
> > > should be asking.
>
> > > Is Transfer checking the column type of the objects and then using
> > > that type to wrap them with a cfsqltype? Does that mean Railo is not
> > > providing this information to Transfer, so then it is falling back on
> > > the default cfsqltype for numeric, which in this case happens to be
> > > float?
>
> > > Basically, is Transfer unable to get the type from Railo so it runs
> > > this:
>
> > > <cfelseif block.mapparam.type eq "numeric">
> > >     <cfqueryparam value="#value#" cfsqltype="cf_sql_float"
> > > list="#param.list#" null="#param.isNull#">
>
> > > And sets it to float?
>
> > > Thanks!
>
> > > On Aug 5, 4:52 pm, Mark Mandel <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > Sounds like a bug in Railo to me.
>
> > > > Mark
>
> > > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 8:18 AM, whostheJBoss <[email protected]
> > > >wrote:
>
> > > > > You always manage to come in and say something very simple and I go
> > > > > "Oh yeah!!!"
>
> > > > > Anyway, CF9 has no problem with this, so it must be... a Railo thing.
> > > > > Err, a Transfer / Railo thing.
>
> > > > > So, what can be done to have Transfer see the right data type in
> > > > > Railo?
>
> > > > > Thanks!!!
>
> > > > > On Aug 4, 2:52 pm, Mark Mandel <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > > You're also on Railo aren't you?
>
> > > > > > Mark
>
> > > > > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 6:17 AM, whostheJBoss <
> > > [email protected]
> > > > > >wrote:
>
> > > > > > > By the way, thanks for helping!!! :)
>
> > > > > > > On Aug 4, 12:31 pm, Jennifer Larkin <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > > > > Which version of MySQL are you using?
>
> > > > > > > > OK, so looking again at the two values in question:
> > > > > > > > 1474075992
> > > > > > > > 1474076030
>
> > > > > > > > It is certainly feasible that you have encountered a floating
> > > point
> > > > > > > > error. In a ten digit number, the second number is off by 38. 
> > > > > > > > The
> > > > > > > > thing is, Transfer doesn't cause floating point errors-- they 
> > > > > > > > are
> > > the
> > > > > > > > cause of the software that Transfer runs on, and MySQL has
> > > floating
> > > > > > > > point errors. I've used Transfer on Oracle and as I said, I've
> > > never
> > > > > > > > encountered this problem.
>
> > > > > > > > So, I looked up MySQL floating point errors and discovered this
> > > > > article:
> > > > > > >http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/problems-with-float.html
>
> > > > > > > > Which leads me to believe that if you are using a version of
> > > MySQL
> > > > > > > > prior to 5.0.5, that you should upgrade to 5.0.5, which has
> > > greater
> > > > > > > > floating point precision.
>
> > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 12:09 PM, whostheJBoss<
> > > > > [email protected]>
> > > > > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > The column in question here is not a key, it's an additional
> > > field,
> > > > > > > > > nothing special. Just a BIGINT named customID, but it's not 
> > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > primary key. The primary key field is userID.
>
> > > > > > > > > As of now, any column with datatype INT or BIGINT is being
> > > saved
> > > > > > > > > incorrectly by Transfer. This one in particular was INT, then 
> > > > > > > > > I
> > > > > > > > > changed to BIGINT trying to fix the problem. So, as of now it
> > > is
> > > > > > > > > BIGINT and will be staying that way.
>
> > > > > > > > > The same column using the exact same SQL that Transfer
> > > generates in
> > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > regular <cfquery> work fine because it isn't wrapped in
> > > > > > > > > cfsqltype="cf_sql_float" query param which is invisible to the
> > > > > debug
> > > > > > > > > output. (Which is why I didn't see it before.)
>
> > > > > > > > > The column it does work for is VARCHAR, which makes complete
> > > sense.
> > > > > It
> > > > > > > > > just takes the number and inserts it as a string.
>
> > > > > > > > > Transfer has this statement:
>
> > > > > > > > > <cfelseif block.mapparam.type eq "numeric">
> > > > > > > > >        <cfqueryparam value="#value#" cfsqltype="cf_sql_float"
> > > > > > > > > list="#param.list#" null="#param.isNull#">
>
> > > > > > > > > Which takes any "numeric" property of a defined Transfer 
> > > > > > > > > object
> > > and
> > > > > > > > > forces it to float, even if the database has it marked as
> > > BIGINT.
>
> > > > > > > > > On Aug 4, 11:17 am, Jennifer Larkin <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > > > > >> I've used transfer with tons of bigint columns and never had
> > > this
> > > > > > > > >> problem. I would assume that your key is bigint and not 
> > > > > > > > >> float,
> > > but
> > > > > you
> > > > > > > > >> aren't having a problem with the key being set as float. So
> > > the
> > > > > > > > >> question is, why does this work for some columns and not for
> > > > > others.
>
> > > > > > > > >> What is the datatype on the column that is getting saved
> > > correctly
> > > > > and
> > > > > > > > >> the one that is getting saved incorrectly?
>
> > > > > > > > >> On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 10:36 AM, whostheJBoss<
> > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > >> > Ok, I've figured it out.
>
> > > > > > > > >> > This was absolutely something in Transfer.
>
> > > > > > > > >> > In:
>
> > > > > > > > >> > transfer.com.sql.QueryExecution
>
> > > > > > > > >> > This line:
>
> > > > > > > > >> > <cfelseif block.mapparam.type eq "numeric">
> > > > > > > > >> >        <cfqueryparam value="#value#"
> > > cfsqltype="cf_sql_float"
> > > > > > > > >> > list="#param.list#" null="#param.isNull#">
>
> > > > > > > > >> > If I replace it with:
>
> > > > > > > > >> > <cfelseif block.mapparam.type eq "numeric">
> > > > > > > > >> >        <cfqueryparam value="#value#"
> > > cfsqltype="CF_SQL_BIGINT"
> > > > > > > > >> > list="#param.list#" null="#param.isNull#">
>
> > > > > > > > >> > It works. Obviously I can't leave it this way since I have
> > > other
> > > > > > > > >> > fields that are not BIGINT and will cause the same problem
> > > for
> > > > > those
> > > > > > > > >> > fields, but this is definitely where the problem is.
>
> > > > > > > > >> > So, all numeric values are being set to float.
>
> > > > > > > > >> > On Aug 4, 9:52 am, whostheJBoss <[email protected]
>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > >> >> Yes, please see my examples above.
>
> > > > > > > > >> >> Transfer updates the correct record in the correct
> > > database, it
> > > > > > > just
> > > > > > > > >> >> happens to put in the wrong value.
>
> > > > > > > > >> >> I know this for sure because I have another field called
> > > "note"
> > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > >> >> is a text field, and if I change:
>
> > > > > > > > >> >> user.setCustomID(1474075992);
>
> > > > > > > > >> >> to:
>
> > > > > > > > >> >> user.setNote(1474075992);
>
> > > > > > > > >> >> It puts the correct value in for the note field. (the
> > > "note"
> > > > > field
> > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > >> >> VARCHAR). If I change it back to customID, I get the wrong
> > > > > value
> > > > > > > > >> >> again.
>
> > > > > > > > >> >> I thought something fishy might be happening, that's why I
> > > ran
> > > > > > > another
> > > > > > > > >> >> query immediately after the Transfer insert by using the
> > > EXACT
> > > > > same
> > > > > > > > >> >> query that the debug showed from Transfer.
>
> > > > > > > > >> >> Running the query through <cfquery> inserts correctly,
> > > running
> > > > > it
> > > > > > > > >> >> through Transfer causes the value to be modified.
>
> > > > > > > > >> >> Are we certain Transfer works properly with BIGINT?
>
> > > > > > > > >> >> So, again, to reiterate so there is no confusion here...
>
> > > > > > > > >> >> I run an insert with Transfer and it puts in the wrong
> > > value,
> > > > > even
> > > > > > > > >> >> though the debug output for the query that Transfer
> > > generates
>
> ...
>
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