cfupdate

Description

Updates records in a data source from data in a ColdFusion form or form Scope.

Syntax

<cfupdate 
   dataSource = "ds_name"
   tableName = "table_name"
   tableOwner = "name"
   tableQualifier = "qualifier"
   username = "username"
   password = "password"
   formFields = "field_names">

History

ColdFusion MX: Deprecated the connectString, dbName, dbServer, dbtype, provider, and providerDSN attributes. They do not work, and might cause an error, in releases later than ColdFusion 5.

Attributes

Attribute	Req/Opt	Default	Description
dataSource	Required		Name of the data source that contains the table.
tableName	Required		Name of table to update. For ORACLE drivers, must be uppercase. For Sybase driver, case-sensitive; must be in same case as used when the table was created.
tableOwner	Optional		For data sources that support table ownership (for example, SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase SQL Anywhere), the table owner.
tableQualifier	Optional		For data sources that support table qualifiers. The purpose of table qualifiers is as follows: SQL Server and Oracle: name of the database that contains the table Intersolv dBASE driver: directory of DBF files
username	Optional		Overrides `username` value specified in ODBC setup.
password	Optional		Overrides the `password` value specified in ODBC setup.
formFields	Optional	(all on form, except keys)	Comma-delimited list of form fields to update. If a form field is not matched by a column name in the database, ColdFusion throws an error. The formFields lies must include the database table primary key field, which must be present in the form. It can be hidden.

Example

<!--- This example allows you to update a person's telephone number in the employee table. --->
<cfif isDefined("form.phone")>
   <cfupdate datasource="cfdocexamples" tablename="Employees">
</cfif>

<cfquery name="empTable" datasource="cfdocexamples">
   select * from employees
</cfquery>

<!--- This code shows the contents of the employee table and allows you to choose a row for updating. --->
<table border="1">
<cfoutput query="empTable">
   <tr>
      <td>#firstName#</td>
      <td>#lastName#</td>
      <td>#phone#</td>
      <td><a href="cfupdate.cfm?id=#emp_id#">Edit</a></td>
   </tr>
</cfoutput>
</table>

<cfif isDefined("url.id")>
   <cfquery name="phoneQuery" datasource="cfdocexamples">
      select * from employees where emp_id=#url.id#
   </cfquery>
<!--- This code displays the row to edit for update. --->
   <cfoutput query="phoneQuery">
      <form action="cfupdate.cfm" method="post">
      #phoneQuery.firstName# #phoneQuery.lastName# 
      <input name="phone" type="text" value="#phone#" size="12"> 
      <input type="submit" value="Update">
      <input name="emp_id" type="hidden" value="#emp_id#">
      <!--- The emp_id is passed as a hidden field to be used as a primary key in    the CFUPDATE. --->
      </form>
   </cfoutput>
</cfif>

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