ok...Philip. how should the parameters go? i cant find any info on CHARINDEX in my books.
<cfset newOrderList = ",25,26,28,4,"> <cfquery name="Employees" datasource="RPH" cachedwithin="#CreateTimeSpan(0,0,30,0)#"> SELECT LEFT(RTrim(tblEmployee.Lastname),10)+', '+tblEmployee.Firstname as Fullname, tblEmployee.EMPLOYEE_ID, tblEmployee.EmployeeID, tblEmployee.StudioID, tblEmployee.StatusID, tblEmployee.TitleID, tblStudio.StudioID, tblStudio.OfficeID, tblStudio.StudioName, tblOffice.OfficeID, tblOffice.City, tblPhone.PhoneNumb, tblPhone.PhoneTypeID, tblFloor.floor, tblJobTitle.TitleID, tblJobTitle.Title FROM tblEmployee, tblStudio, tblOffice, tblPhone, tblFloor, tblJobTitle WHERE tblEmployee.studioid = tblStudio.studioid AND tblEmployee.TitleID = tblJobTitle.TitleID AND tblOffice.OfficeID = tblStudio.OfficeID AND tblJobTitle.TitleID IN (25,26,28,4) AND tblPhone.EmpResID = tblEmployee.EmployeeID AND tblPhone.PhoneTypeID = '1' <!--- AND tblEmployee.StudioID in (#FORM.StudioID#) ---> AND tblEmployee.FloorID = tblFloor.floorid ORDER BY CHARINDEX('#newOrderList#',',' | tblJobTitle.TitleID | ',') , Fullname; </cfquery> -paul -----Original Message----- From: Philip Arnold - ASP [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 9:04 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: ORDER BY question > Error Diagnostic Information > ODBC Error Code = 37000 (Syntax error or access violation) > [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]'instr' is not > a recognized function name. INSTR is the Access function - CHARINDEX is the SQL Server one The parameters are also the other way around Philip Arnold Technical Director Certified ColdFusion Developer ASP Multimedia Limited Switchboard: +44 (0)20 8680 8099 Fax: +44 (0)20 8686 7911 www.aspmedia.co.uk www.aspevents.net An ISO9001 registered company. ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. ********************************************************************** ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists