Yeah, that query needs to be done something like this: <cfquery name="list_items" dbtype="query"> SELECT catID,category,parent_id FROM categories WHERE <cfif parentID eq "">parent_id is null <cfelse> parent_id="#parentid#"</cfif> </cfquery>
again, this has not been tested.... On 9/28/06, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > parent_id = NULL > > I am not sure about QofQ's but in other DBMS I work with you are not allowed > to use the equal [=] with a NULL. I would write that as parent_id IS NULL in > my oracle queries. > > Again I'm not sure if this applies to a CF QofQ. > > > -------------- > Ian Skinner > Web Programmer > BloodSource > www.BloodSource.org > Sacramento, CA > > --------- > | 1 | | > --------- Binary Soduko > | | | > --------- > > "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" > - Cynthia Dunning > > Confidentiality Notice: This message including any > attachments is for the sole use of the intended > recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the > intended recipient, please contact the sender and > delete any copies of this message. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:254670 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4