Yes, I've used this solution several times, but the data is destined for Excel/Microsoft Query, so a CF-centric choice won't work. Thanks, though!
Josh > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 11:04 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Strange SQL Question > > > > Is it possible on a database with two tables in a one-to-many > > relationship to grab the many and stick them all in one field? > > Let me elaborate: > > > > I have a Contract table which contains all the header > > information for a particular contract. Then I have a Printer > > table which has all the printers on contracts, which reference > > the ContractID. > > > > What I'd like to do is get certain header information out of > > the Contract, and say, a comma-separated list of Serial Numbers > > from the Printer table that are for that contract. > > > > I know how to do this querying twice, what I want to know is if > > it's possible to do this querying once. > > If by "stick them all in one field", you mean "display them as a > comma-separated list in your output", you can do this pretty easily within > your output code using the CFOUTPUT tag's GROUP attribute. In your query, > just join the tables as you normally would, and ORDER BY ContractID. Then, > in your output, do something like this: > > <cfoutput query="qContractsAndPrinters" group="ContractID"> > #ContractID#: > <cfset SNList = ""> > <cfoutput> > <cfset SNlist = ListAppend(SNList, SerialNumber)> > </cfoutput> > #SNList#<br> > </cfoutput> > > It's kind of a hack, I guess, but it's pretty simple. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > voice: (202) 797-5496 > fax: (202) 797-5444 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
