sure, the IN and NOT IN clauses are much faster than using multiple ANDs, but don't transfer the load to CF - allow the DB to do what it's best at...
<cfquery name=qCrop datasource="common_as"> SELECT DISTINCT Description FROM VCT WHERE description NOT IN ('ANISE','APPLES','ASPARAGUS','BEETS','BROCCOLI') ORDER BY Description </cfquery> +-----------------------------------------------+ Bryan Love Database Analyst Macromedia Certified Professional Internet Application Developer TeleCommunication Systems [EMAIL PROTECTED] +-----------------------------------------------+ "...'If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace'..." - Thomas Paine, The American Crisis "Let's Roll" - Todd Beamer, Flight 93 -----Original Message----- From: Jillian Carroll [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 11:37 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: SOT: SQL Question - Could CF make this easier? I am creating a drop-down list of items, but I want to keep several items from appearing in the drop-down. Is there a more efficient way to accomplish this (there will be several more exclusions): <cfquery name=qCrop datasource="common_as"> SELECT DISTINCT Description FROM VCT ORDER BY Description WHERE description != 'ANISE' AND description != 'APPLES' AND description != 'ASPARAGUS' AND description != 'BEETS' AND description != 'BROCCOLI' </cfquery> -- Jillian ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4