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    Return to beginning of resultset

    I have a SQL resultset I need to loop through twice.

    First, I am converting the resultset to JSON using the rs.toJson function.

    I then push that Json through an API which returns a result. From that result, I need to update the data in the original resultset. But the results only have new data - no matching keys. (Of course).

    But it is in the same order as the results were - so if I can loop through both simultaneously I can match things up.

    The issue is that using the toJson function sets the pointer at the end of the resultset, and I can't find a way to get back to the beginning.

    I could redo the SQL query, but that seems like an unnecessary server call.

    I tired the rs.gotorow function, but it didn't appear to do anything - so I may be using it wrong.

    Suggestions?

    #2
    Re: Return to beginning of resultset

    One method might be to put the resultset into an array, and then work from the array. Would that work for you?
    -Steve
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      #3
      Re: Return to beginning of resultset

      I ended up copying the result set into two variables:

      ie:
      rs = cn.resultset
      rs2 = cn.resultset

      Then I worked with the two sets independently.

      But putting it into an array would have worked too!

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        #4
        Re: Return to beginning of resultset

        Well, I THOUGHT my idea was working, but it doesn't look like it. When I advance one resultset, the other advances also - so it's not really making a new copy of the set.

        That array idea is looking better and better ...

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          #5
          Re: Return to beginning of resultset

          As a final follow up on this. I ended up running the select statement twice after all. The first time, I run it to collect the IDs and put them into an array. I don't run the full select statement because that has a lot of other fields in it that I don't need in the array.

          Then I run the select statement with all fields and convert it to json. Gives me everything I need without taking up any more server memory than necessary.

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            #6
            Re: Return to beginning of resultset

            Steve's suggestion of putting the results into an array is absolutely valid.
            It allows multiple methods of accessing the results.
            Gregg
            https://paiza.io is a great site to test and share sql code

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              #7
              Re: Return to beginning of resultset

              Yes array is way to go.
              Anyway an interesting question is how to access the last element in an array. By the way ColdFusion has nice feature negative indeces so for example in alpha array the last one is alpha[-1] and one before alpha[-2].

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                #8
                Re: Return to beginning of resultset

                I typically use a simple for/next loop
                Code:
                for loop = 1 to array.size()
                exVar = array[loop].item
                next

                If you absolutely want the last item of the array you could use array[array.size()].item .
                Gregg
                https://paiza.io is a great site to test and share sql code

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