You mean the third movie was the best? Or was it the 7th? -----Original Message----- From: Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 8:45 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Sorting a form collection?
"Lucas lawsuit" :-) -----Original Message----- From: Ewok [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07 March 2003 14:44 To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Sorting a form collection? > What is Ewok? Whats a John? ;) you mean besides character's from the greatest movie of all time of course?!!? http://www.openfusion.com.au/labs/ewok/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Stanley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 9:26 AM Subject: RE: Sorting a form collection? > What is Ewok? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephen Moretti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 9:28 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Sorting a form collection? > > > Ewok, > > > > > I guess i would just need to reformat it when comparing it to the database > > with something like > > > No need... You can give SQL the number 000000001 and it will still find 1 > in the database. > It would only have problems differenciating between the two if you are > storing the number in a text/char field. > > > > > the list wouldnt work since all the form fields are radio buttons and some > > will not exist if they werent selected, I can keep them all alive through > > dynamic cfparams on the action page which would keep all fields in the > > collection...but form.fieldnames would only hold fields that were selected > > before the form was submitted > > > > i COULD move the params to the top of the form i suppose but like i > > said...the list could potentially get very large so I'd rather stay away > > from too many list functions > > > > Hmmm.... Guessing here.... > > I'm assuming that your doing something like a survey with a number of > questions, hence the form field names Q1, Q2,... Qn and that you are storing > only the number as a number and not "Q" in the database. > > If you're using a query to generate the form on the previous page and > ordering your questions correctly on that page, then you can use the same > query to get a list of the question numbers in the correct order on your > action page. To process the existing "answers" on your action page what y ou > need to do is something like this : > > <cfquery name="QuestionQRY" ....> > SELECT QuestionNumber > FROM QuestionTable > ORDER BY QuestionNumber > </cfquery> > > <cfset QuestionList = valuelist(QuestionQRY.questionnumber)> > <cfloop list="#QuestionList#" index="QNo"> > <cfset thisfield = "Q"&NumberFormat(QNo,"00")> > <cfif IsDefined("form[thisfield]")> > <!--- Process a question where I have an answer ---> > <cfelse> > <!--- Do what ever you need to when a question isn't answered ---> > </cfif> > </cfloop> > > Hope this makes sense and helps. > > Regards > > Stephen > ============================= > CF-Europe http://www.cf-europe.org/ > Olymia Conference Centre, London > 29-30 May 2003 > Keynote by Ben Forta and Tim Buntel > Discount tickets before March 14th 2003 > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4