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odd results in database query

ColdFusion 9
MS SQL Server 2012

On this page http://www.doivista.org/showBureaus.cfm I'm getting some strange results -- which tells me I have not built my query correctly.

I want to click on the title of a bureau, and then see all of the projects that are associated with the bureau. Instead, I see either zero or one projects. So I did something wrong. I've been staring at this for a while.

Here are the queries I am using:

http://www.doivista.org/showBureaus.cfm:

<cfquery name="getBureaus" datasource="#application.datasource#">
SELECT BureauTitle
FROM #REQUEST.BureauTable#
ORDER BY BureauTitle
</cfquery>

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HTML, generates simple list of Bureaus:

 <cfoutput query="getBureaus">
 
<p><a href="/showBureauRecord.cfm?BureauTitle=#getBureaus.BureauTitle#">#getBureaus.BureauTitle#</a></p>

 </cfoutput>

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showBureauRecord.cfm:

<cfquery name="getBureauProjects" datasource="#application.datasource#">
SELECT
b.bureauID,
b.bureauTitle,
p.projectID,
p.ProjectName,
p.Bureau
FROM #REQUEST.BureauTable# b, #REQUEST.ProjectsTable# p
WHERE b.bureauTitle = <cfqueryparam value="#url.bureauTitle#" cfsqltype="cf_sql_varchar">
AND b.bureauTitle = p.Bureau
ORDER BY b.bureauTitle
</cfquery>

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I think I need to change the query immediately above, in showBureauRecord.cfm. I am working with two tables. Do I need to use a JOIN?

Thanks as always.

Eric

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Eric Bourland

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Got it!

New code:

http://www.doivista.org/showBureaus.cfm:

Query:

<cfquery name="getBureaus" datasource="#application.datasource#">
SELECT bureauID, bureauTitle
FROM #REQUEST.BureauTable#
ORDER BY bureauTitle
</cfquery>

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HTML:

<cfoutput query="getBureaus">
<p><a href="/showBureauRecord.cfm?bureauID=#getBureaus.bureauID#">#getBureaus.bureauTitle#</a></p>
</cfoutput>

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showBureauRecord.cfm:

Query:

<cfquery name="getBureauProjects" datasource="#application.datasource#">
SELECT
b.bureauID,
b.bureauTitle,
p.projectID,
p.ProjectName,
p.bureauTitle
FROM #REQUEST.BureauTable# b
INNER JOIN  #REQUEST.ProjectsTable# p
ON p.bureauTitle = b.bureauTitle
ORDER BY b.bureauTitle
</cfquery>

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HTML:

<cfoutput query="getBureauProjects">
 
<h2>Bureau: #bureauTitle#</h2>
<h3>Associated Projects:</h3>
<p><a href="/showProjectRecord.cfm?ProjectID=#val(getBureauProjects.ProjectID)#">#getBureauProjects.ProjectName#</a></p>

</cfoutput>

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I see how the JOIN is working. I think I need a GROUP in the <cfoutput query="getBureauProjects"> ... I am trying out a few things. Making progress. Thank you as always, _agx_. E

Eric Bourland

ASKER

Update: It's working great.

<cfquery name="getBureauProjects" datasource="#application.datasource#">
SELECT
b.bureauID,
b.bureauTitle,
p.projectID,
p.ProjectName,
p.bureauTitle
FROM #REQUEST.BureauTable# b
INNER JOIN #REQUEST.ProjectsTable# p
ON p.bureauTitle = b.bureauTitle
WHERE b.bureauID = <cfqueryparam cfsqltype="cf_sql_integer" value="#url.bureauID#">
</cfquery>

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I have one more question -- well, two. =)

1. code above is safe vs. injection, correct?

2. one bureau has no projects associated with it yet. I'd like to add a message -- "Currently no projects are associated with this bureau.".

When I do this (below) ... I don't see my "Currently no projects are associated with this bureau." message ... obviously because recordcount.getBureauProjects is, in fact, GT 0. What's a good way to do this?

_agx_ thanks as always. Hope you have fun and merry halloween plans. E

<cfoutput query="getBureauProjects">

<cfif recordcount.getBureauProjects GT 0>
<p><a href="/showProjectRecord.cfm?ProjectID=#val(getBureauProjects.ProjectID)#">#getBureauProjects.ProjectName#</a></p>

<cfelse>
<h2>Currently no projects are associated with this bureau.</h2>

</cfif>

</cfoutput>

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Working great. And this makes sense to me.

_agx_, thank you as always. Have a safe halloween. Take care.

Eric