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  1. Ratbags21

    String anywhere within a string in Queries

    I know this is a noob question, but how do I search for a string ANYWHERE within say a Description field in an Access query? I tried "like '%myword%' but it does not work... many thanks
  2. Ratbags21

    Do something based on selection from a list

    Thanks dude - I'll give it a try - I have no clue about jquery but hey - life's a journey :)
  3. Ratbags21

    Do something based on selection from a list

    Alright, here is the full page. Everything works except that the display objects on the right do not sync with the drop down select on the left. For some reason the "setrow" statement is not working <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"...
  4. Ratbags21

    Do something based on selection from a list

    Guys - I very much appreciate your help, but can you be more specific? "Use Ajax/jQuery!" is not really helpful. At least point me in the right direction, give me a clue. Many thanks
  5. Ratbags21

    Do something based on selection from a list

    Thanks for your response, TIS. In reality what I am trying to do is populate a list/menu control using an XML dataset. Whoa - scary stuff. But then I can get the user to select a value from the said listbox and display more information on that record in a form (to allow amendments to it) ALL ON...
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    Do something based on selection from a list

    Hi there, On my web page, I have a list of "countries" on the left using cfquery output, and on the right I want to show the image of that country maybe in a table object. but how do I know which country the user chose from the list on the left so that I can do an sql query "display x where...
  7. Ratbags21

    Can't get local CF testing server to work

    I've installed the development version of CF9 on my PC and checked that all the relevant services have started. I followed tutorials on which check boxes to tick during the installation. However, I keep getting the message "This link appears to be broken" when I launch a web page in a browser...
  8. Ratbags21

    Newbir Question: Passing variables

    Thanks everyone, I've got the answer now :)
  9. Ratbags21

    Newbir Question: Passing variables

    Sorry to ask such a basic question, but how do I pass a value (not input by user) from one page to another? For example, I am creating a CMS set of pages. The first page lists all the tables I have in the datasource eg Tutorials Menus Knowledgebase etc When I click on one of the choices, I...
  10. Ratbags21

    Connecting Apache to Coldfusiuon 9

    Help! Anyone out there know how to get the right LoadModule syntax into the conf file? Also, where can I find the m0d-jrun file? Spent all eveing on this, with no result all help appreciated thanks Paul
  11. Ratbags21

    How do I get the &quot;#&quot; around dataes in an Insert into query?

    I am trying to use the "Insert Into" type "CFQUERY" and insert a date into a field.This date has been input by the user on a web form using the syntax "<input type="text" name="DateInTheatres"...> The query is <CFQuery datasource="blah"> Insert into Films(<other fields>,DateInTheatres)...
  12. Ratbags21

    How can I get the &quot;#&quot; round dates to insert into...

    I am trying to use the "Insert Into" type "CFQUERY" and insert a date into a field.This date has been input by the user on a web form using the syntax "<input type="text" name="DateInTheatres"...> The query is <CFQuery datasource="blah"> Insert into Films(<other fields>,DateInTheatres)...
  13. Ratbags21

    How do I get rid of the space at the top of my webpage?

    Thanks Bluetone - appreciate your prompt reply I am quite happy to use layers but I am also using Coldfusion for the database stuff, so within a layer how do I get "table-like" qualities eg. rows and columns as CFOutput requires these to output query results. your thoughts very welcome...
  14. Ratbags21

    How do I get rid of the space at the top of my webpage?

    Here's the Code (The page is still under construction!) Why the comment about tables? I'm using them instead of frames - what should I be doing? <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <title>Untitled Document</title>...
  15. Ratbags21

    How do I get rid of the space at the top of my webpage?

    I know this is a real "newbie" question, but bear with. I have created a table at the top of my template for the website "sig" and an animation to the right of it. But I can see there is a space between the top of the table and the top of the page (its about approx 10-15 pixels). How do I get...
  16. Ratbags21

    Listing menu choices from a database and then linking them

    Thanks Bluetone - this will help a lot
  17. Ratbags21

    Listing menu choices from a database and then linking them

    Once again, Bluetone, thanks very much for that detailed tip. There's just one thing (my fault, I did not explain the layout in enough detail.) This is what my homepage will look like: * image * |Home|Tutorials|Articles|Other|etc|...
  18. Ratbags21

    Listing menu choices from a database and then linking them

    Hi Bluetone! Many thanks for your very prompt reply. Yes, my database is very much like your example What I do not know how to do is to activate the URL that is found in the corresponding "Link" field - I guess there must be some kind of syntax to say (behind the scenes) "if the link is...
  19. Ratbags21

    Passing Data between pages after Inserting into DB

    Hi Kelly I'm no great expert on this but I have just been learning about passing parameters from one web page to another (in a chapter in my Coldfusion book). Once you have got the PO number (Cheech's solution is excellent) you could 1)Pass this number to the target page via a URL param eg...
  20. Ratbags21

    Listing menu choices from a database and then linking them

    Can anyone help? I am designing a webpage that has a traditional horizontal menu bar + image that takes up the top quarter of the screen. When a user chooses a top level category from the horizontal menu, I want a list of choices for that category (say "Tutorials") to pop up on the left under...

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