true.... true..... > -----Original Message----- > From: Philip Arnold - ASP [mailto:pra@;aspmedia.co.uk] > Subject: RE: Big "dummy" flags
> Please note that some of this guy's comments are complete and utter > rubbish > > 2 examples; > > <cfif status IS "Okay"> > <cftransaction action="commit"> > <cfquery...></cfquery></cfif></cftransaction> > > This is his example of some code - note that the <CFIF> and > <CFTRANSACTION> are unbalanced - if that's meant to be a working > example, welcome to JIT error time... > > > Format data within your code, not your SQL data type. > For example, imagine you have a field named "Price". Rather than > specifying the datatype "money" in your SQL database, specify INT and > use the ColdFusion function Dollar format(#Price#). > > What he's saying here is "If you want a money type, then don't worry > about the pennies, the database will kill them for you" - using Int to > store a money is just asking for trouble - unless you can > GUARANTEE that > you'll never need to store anything apart from whole dollars... > > > If this is meant to be advice for new developers, then it includes bad > advice > > Philip Arnold ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_community Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
