Cf.query - MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION MX 61-CFML Reference

CF.query

Description
Performs queries against ColdFusion data sources.
Return value
Returns a RecordSet object.W
Syntax
CF.query
({
datasource:"data source name",
sql:"SQL stmts",
username:"username",
password:"password",
maxrows:number,
timeout:milliseconds
})
Arguments
Arguments Req/Opt
datasource Required
sql Required
username Optional
password Optional
maxrows Optional
timeout Optional
Usage
You can code the
supported arguments using the named argument style, as follows:
CF.query({datasource:"datasource", sql:"sql stmt",
username:"username", password:"password", maxrows:"maxrows",
timeout:"timeout"});
Note: The named argument style uses curly braces {} to surround the function arguments.
Positional argument style, which is a shorthand coding style, does not support all arguments. Use
the following syntax to code the
CF.query(datasource, sql);
CF.query(datasource, sql, maxrows);
CF.query(datasource, sql, username, password);
CF.query(datasource, sql, username, password, maxrows);
Note: Do not use curly braces {} with positional arguments.
You can manipulate the record set returned by the
RecordSet ActionScript class. The following are some of the methods available in the RecordSet
class:
800 Chapter 7: ColdFusion ActionScript Functions
Description
Name of the data source from which the query retrieves data.
SQL statement.
Username. Overrides the username specified in the data source setup.
Password. Overrides the password specified in the data source setup.
Maximum number of rows to return in the record set.
Maximum number of seconds for the query to execute before returning
an error indicating that the query has timed out. Can only be used in
named arguments.
function using named or positional arguments. You can invoke all
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function using positional arguments:
function using methods in the
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