If only :-) Query Of Queries syntax error. Encountered "[. Incorrect Select List, Incorrect select column
Sigh. The "ORDER BY 3" syntax is working okay, its just a pain to maintain the mapping in the event the guy changes the order of columns in the SELECT statement. I'm considering hollering about the spaces... (it's a new client -- treading carefully...) --Brendan On 8/25/05, Mark A Kruger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brendan, > > Does the "select [my column] as NewColumn from queryname" work? > > If so - you can do 2 queries of a query. First alias the offending column > and second to order by. Not pretty - but I'd holler at the guy who wrote the > SP if I were you :) > > -Mark > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brendan Baldwin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 3:11 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: QoQ Trouble for Column Names with Spaces > > > I would love to do that, but the problem is I don't have an "original query" > -- I retrieving the results from a CFSTOREDPROC and not CFQUERY. > > :-/ > > On 8/25/05, Ewok <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Give it an alias in your original query that doesn't have spaces. > > > > <cfquery datasource="... > > Select "my column" as mycolumn > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Brendan Baldwin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 11:15 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: QoQ Trouble for Column Names with Spaces > > > > Hi everyone -- > > > > I'm working for a client who has given me some Oracle stored procedures > > which return some fields that have SPACES in the columns returned. > > > > I want to apply sorting to the results, so I was going to use a CFQUERY > > DBTYPE="query" and just ORDER BY selectively-- > > > > The problem is that I can't seem to reference column names that have > > spaces > > in them when doing a QoQ ! > > > > Anyone know how to reference column names with spaces in a QoQ? > > > > I've tried: > > SELECT * FROM thetable ORDER BY 'my column' > > SELECT * FROM thetable ORDER BY "my column" > > SELECT * FROM thetable ORDER BY [my column] > > SELECT * FROM thetable ORDER BY ['my column'] > > > > Any other Ideas? > > > > --Brendan > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:216417 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=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
