Hi Will, if you add an ORDER BY to your query on the field(s) you want to group on it will usually take care of this problem.
-Justin > -----Original Message----- > From: Will Tomlinson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 12:44 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Grouping problems > > I always have a hard time grouping my queries and usually > resort to the group attribute in cfoutput. Once again, it's > not showing me what I need. I think it'd be best to group in > the SQL before I even output it but don't know exactly how to > do it without making things worse. > > What I need to do is show the combined product options with > their prices in a select, ordered the way I want. What I've > currently got *works*, but it isn't ordered properly. > You can see it here: > http://wtomlinson.com/newcart/productdetail.cfm?PID=114 > > Here's my query: > > <cfquery name="getproductoptions" datasource="#VARIABLES.DSN#"> > SELECT tblSKUS.SKUID, tblSKUS.merchSKUID, tblSKUS.SKU_prodID, > tblSKUS.SKUprice,tblSKUoptions_rel.optionID, > tblSKUoptions_rel.optionSKUID, > tblSKUoptions_rel.option_optionID, tblSKUoptions.SKUoptionID, > tblSKUoptions.SKUoptionname, tblSKUoptions.SKUoptionsort > FROM tblSKUS, tblSKUoptions_rel, tblSKUoptions > WHERE tblSKUS.SKU_prodID = #ARGUMENTS.PRODID# > AND tblSKUS.SKUID = tblSKUoptions_rel.optionSKUID > AND tblSKUoptions_rel.option_optionID = tblSKUoptions.SKUoptionID > </cfquery> > > Here's the output: > > <cfif getproductoptions.recordcount NEQ 0> > select option(s): > <cfselect name="optionID"> > <cfoutput query="getProductOptions" group="optionSKUID"> > <option > value="#SKUID#"><cfoutput>#SKUoptionname# </cfoutput> > #DollarFormat(SKUprice)#</option> > </cfoutput> > </cfselect> > Thanks, > Will > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:224755 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