Ken, I ran this query on a table called USERS through Toad to an Oracle database:
SELECT 404 FROM USERS ....and I got exactly what you described as a result: one column (named 404) with one row per row in USERS, each row equal to 404. I have contacted Molly off-list and am helping her with the db structure. It looks like she will be going with the restructuring/join approach advocated by the list. Matthieu -----Original Message----- From: Ken Ferguson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 4:44 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: HELP!! Query - Loop - List - Form Madness I'm interested to know what happens in SQL+ or Toad if you run: select 404 from proposals I mean, am I understanding you right that you have a column in a database named 404 (or some other number)??? I would expect, given 5 results from the above query, that you would get: | --| ---- | | 1 | 404 | | 2 | 404 | | 3 | 404 | | 4 | 404 | | 5 | 404 | | --| ---- | no matter what the values in that column actually ARE. --Ferg M wrote: >All incredibly valid points! > >Unfortunately very short on time. . .they (faculty) need to start >grading these things tomorrow evening. Starting closer to the >beginning we currently have the following: > >1) oracle database >2) one table containing the proposals -- proposalid, readinggroup, >proposal details, status (saved - submitted) >3) one table containing reader info -- readerid, login, password, >readinggroup > >What we need: > >1)One table designed to hold all grades, for either group -- either >together or separately > >2) A form that can contain the correct information regarding the grades >currently in the grades table for a given reader in a given reading >group. > > >Pathetic, isn't it? :-( I know its sad, but I want to learn how to >fix this! > >THANK YOU! >m > > >On 11/29/05, Ken Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>What database are you using? You need to name those columns >>differently. In MySQL, even if you do a straight select on a column >>named "404", it's going to return 404 for every row. However, if you >>name that column col_404, it'll return the values you're looking for. >>I think you've got a larger architectural problem here though. Why do >>you have these dynamic column names in the first place? This can all >>be represented much better in the database. You'd have a far easier >>time with your app and it'd work more efficiently if you reworked your >>db design to eliminate this nastiness. You're using a relational >>database for a reason -- so you can maintain the relationships between >>your data. You need to be taking advantage of that with joined tables >>rather than faking the funk with dynamically named columns in a table. >> >>--Ferg >> >> >> >>Molly Abraham wrote: >> >> >> >>>It does and it doesn't. . .cannot figure out why. . . it seems to >>>work. . >>> >>> >>but only returns the column name: >> >> >>><cfquery name="getindiv" datasource="sotl"> >>>select #i# as grade >>> >>> >>>from grades06 >> >> >>>where readerid = #session.readerid# >>></cfquery> >>> >>> <td><cfoutput>#getindiv.grade#</cfoutput> (the column name -- >>> >>> >>ex: 404) is returned. . .not the value of '2' it contains. >> >> >>>Debugging: >>> >>>getindiv (Datasource=sotl, Time=0ms, Records=1) in D:\Webpub\Wwwroot\ >>>@ >>> >>> >>12:18:47.047 >> >> >>>select 404 as grade >>> >>> >>>from grades06 >> >> >>>where readerid = 2 >>> >>>Any more ideas?? Hugely grateful, but still apparently terminally >>>slow. >>> >>> >>. . >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:225634 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
