Oh yeah, if you want to limit it to one, you may want to do max(eventDate) > #now()# or min(eventDate) > #now()#
On 11/16/05, Ryan Guill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You almost had it: > > SELECT > eventID, > eventName, > eventDate, > FROM event a > INNER JOIN eventDates b ON a.eventID = b.eventID AND eventDate > #now()# > > actually just learned this yesterday ;) > > On 11/16/05, Russ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have 2 tables, for the sake of simplification lets say they look like > > this: > > > > > > > > EVENT > > > > eventID > > > > eventName > > > > > > > > > > > > EVENTDATES > > > > eventID > > > > eventDate > > > > > > > > Each event would be in the event table once, and possibly multiple times in > > the eventDates table. I want to have a query return one record for each > > event with the next eventDate from the eventDates table. > > > > > > > > So basically something like: > > > > > > > > Select eventID, eventName, eventDate from event inner join eventDates on > > event.eventID=eventDates.eventID where eventDate>#Now()# > > > > > > > > But I only want 1 record returned for each event. I know I can probably > > order by eventID and then do a cfoutput groupby, but I don't really want all > > those records coming back (I mean it will basically be number of records in > > the event table * number of records in the eventDates table). > > > > > > > > Is there a more efficient way of doing this? > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:224404 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