> I can get around this by using a <cfif > len(trim(form.fieldname)>. Is there > a better way to handle this? Isn't there a > performance hit for this sort of > quasi-dymanic sql statement?
No, because the sql string is all constructed in CF. Then the final string is sent (all at once) to your database. So the database is not even aware of any conditionals. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:329551 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4