Sorry, I guess I am trying not to be too verbose. Let me try again. The solution you gave for "Displaying the first value from cfoutput" was great, thanks. Now I realise that I need the variable to hold the default value from the database on the first pass, but when the user selects a value from the list box I want that to become the current value. <cfquery name="userinfo" datasource="db1"> SELECT DomainName FROM Domains</cfquery> <cfset variables.CurrentDomain = userinfo.DomainName[1] /> <cfoutput>#variables.CurrentDomain#</cfoutput> <FORM action="admin.cfm" method="post"> <SELECT name="listboxdomain"> <cfoutput query="userinfo"> <OPTION value="#DomainName#">#DomainName# </CFOUTPUT> </SELECT> <input name="Go" type="submit"> </FORM>
The template is named "admin.cfm", so I am having the form call itself. How can I detect if it the first time the template has been called, so that I can assign the var the results of the db code on the first pass, and the value of the listbox on the other passes? Rodger From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 11:46 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Displaying the first value from cfoutput sorry, didn't read the part about setting it into a var... <cfset myFirstRecord = myQuery.columnName[1] /> should do it :) On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 14:45:08 -0500, Charlie Griefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <cfoutput>#queryname.fieldname#</cfoutput> will do it. > > > On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 11:34:12 -0800, Rodger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I use a cfquery to retrieve a small list. > > I then want to display the first value returned as the default, and > > populate all of the items into a list box. > > The list box populates ok, but when I use cfoutout query=, I get all > > values displayed. > > > > How can I capture the first value into a variable, so that I can > > then use it as the default? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:193021 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54