You could use the ArrayToList function.. That will convert your array to a list and then just select from table where id in <cfqueryparam cf_sql_type="cf_sql_number" value="#myList#" list="true" />
something like that.... On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 8:24 AM, Richard White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi > > i have an array of subjectId's. i have a table in my database called > subjects with the primary key set as subjectID > > i have 2 other columns called first name and last name. > > i want to be able to get the first names and last names only for the > subjects ids stored in my array > > is there a way in mysql or coldfusion to do this without the need of a loop > > or is the only way to loop through the array of subject ids getting each > first name and last name one at a time > > thanks > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:303972 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4