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  12. Page processing tags
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    2. cfcontent
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    4. cfheader
    5. cfhtmlhead
    6. cfinclude
    7. cfprocessingdirective
    8. cfsetting
    9. cfsilent
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    2. cfdump
    3. cfparam
    4. cfregistry
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    6. cfschedule
    7. cfset
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  6. cfgridupdate
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  12. cfprint
  13. cfprocessingdirective
  14. cfprocparam
  15. cfprocresult
  16. cfprogressbar
  17. cfproperty
  18. cfquery
  19. cfqueryparam
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  2. cfreport
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  4. cfrethrow
  5. cfreturn
  6. cfsavecontent
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  8. cfscript
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  10. cfselect
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  14. cfsetting
  15. cfsharepoint
  16. cfsilent
  17. cfslider
  18. cfspreadsheet
  19. cfsprydataset
  20. cfstoredproc
  21. cfswitch
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  1. cftable
  2. cftextarea
  3. cftextinput
  4. cfthread
  5. cfthrow
  6. cftimer
  7. cftooltip
  8. cftrace
  9. cftransaction
  10. cftree
  11. cftreeitem
  12. cftry
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  1. cfupdate
  2. cfwddx
  3. cfwebsocket
  4. cfwindow
  5. cfxml
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Note:

This tag is unsupported in CFFiddle.

Description

Inserts records in data sources from data in a ColdFusion form or form Scope.

Syntax

<cfinsert

dataSource = "data source name"

tableName = "table name"

fetchClientInfo = "true|false"

formFields = "formfield1, formfield2, ..."

password = "password"

tableOwner = "owner"

tableQualifier = "table qualifier"

username = "user name">

<cfinsert 
dataSource = "data source name" 
tableName = "table name" 
fetchClientInfo = "true|false" 
formFields = "formfield1, formfield2, ..." 
password = "password" 
tableOwner = "owner" 
tableQualifier = "table qualifier" 
username = "user name">

Note:

You can specify this tag's attributes in an attributeCollection attribute whose value is a structure. Specify the structure name in the attributeCollection attribute and use the tag's attribute names as structure keys.

History

ColdFusion (2025 release): Removed connectString, dbName, dbServer, dbType, provider, and providerDSN attributes.
ColdFusion 10: Added the attribute fetchClientInfo and clientInfo.
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	Optional		Data source; contains table.
clientInfo	Optional		Structure containing properties of the client to be set on the database connection.
tableName	Required		Table in which to insert form fields.ORACLE drivers: must be uppercase.Sybase driver: case-sensitive. Must be the same case used when table was created
fetchClientInfo	Optional	false	If set true, returns a struct with the key-value pair passed by the last query.
formFields	Optional	(all on form, except keys)	Comma-delimited list of form fields to insert. If not specified, all fields in the form are included. If a form field is not matched by a column name in the database, ColdFusion throws an error. The database table key field must be present in the form. It may be hidden.
password	Optional		Overrides password specified in ODBC setup.
tableOwner	Optional		For data sources that support table ownership (such as SQL Server, Oracle, and Sybase SQL Anywhere), use this field to specify the owner of the table.
tableQualifier	Optional		For data sources that support table qualifiers, use this field to specify qualifier for table. The purpose of table qualifiers varies among drivers. For SQL Server and Oracle, qualifier refers to name of database that contains table. For Intersolv dBASE driver, qualifier refers to directory where DBF files are located.
username	Optional		Overrides username specified in ODBC setup.

Example

<!--- This example shows how to use cfinsert instead of cfquery to put data in a

datasource. --->

<cfinsert dataSource = "cfdocexamples"

tableName = "COMMENTS"

formFields = "Email,FromUser,Subject,MessText,Posted">

<h3><I>Your record was added to the database.</i></h3>

</cfif>

<cfinsert datasource="cfdocexamples" tablename="COMMENTS"

formfields="EMail,FromUser,Subject,MessText,Posted">

<cfinsert datasource="cfdocexamples" tablename="COMMENTS"

formfields="CommentID,EMail,FromUser,Subject,MessText,Posted">

</cfif>

<h3><i>Your record was added to the database.</i></h3> </cfif>

SELECT

CommentID, EMail, FromUser, Subject, CommtType, MessText, Posted, Processed

FROM

COMMENTS

</cfquery>

<html>

<h3>cfinsert Example</h3>

<p>First, show a list of the comments in the cfdocexamples datasource.

<table>

<tr>

<td>From User</td><td>Subject</td><td>Comment Type</td>

<td>Message</td><td>Date Posted</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td valign = top><a href = "mailto:#Email#">#FromUser#</A></td>

<td valign = top>#Subject#</td>

<td valign = top>#CommtType#</td>

<td valign = top><font size = "-2">#Left(MessText, 125)#</font></td>

<td valign = top>#Posted#</td>

</tr>

</cfoutput>

</table>

<p>Next, well offer the opportunity to enter a comment:

<pre>

Email: <input type = "Text" name = "email">

From: <input type = "Text" name = "fromUser">

Subject: <input type = "Text" name = "subject">

Message: <textarea name = "MessText" COLS = "40" ROWS = "6"></textarea>

Date Posted: <cfoutput>#DateFormat(Now())#</cfoutput>

<input type = "hidden"

name = "posted" value = "<cfoutput>#Now()#</cfoutput>">

</pre>

<input type = "Submit"

name = "" value = "insert my comment">

</form>

<cfif IsDefined ("form.posted")> <cfinsert dataSource = "cfdocexamples" tableName = "COMMENTS" formFields = "Email,FromUser,Subject,MessText,Posted"> <h3><I>Your record was added to the database.</i></h3> </cfif> <cfif IsDefined ("form.posted")> <cfif Server.OS.Name IS "Windows NT"> <cfinsert datasource="cfdocexamples" tablename="COMMENTS" formfields="EMail,FromUser,Subject,MessText,Posted"> <cfelse> <cfinsert datasource="cfdocexamples" tablename="COMMENTS" formfields="CommentID,EMail,FromUser,Subject,MessText,Posted"> </cfif> <h3><i>Your record was added to the database.</i></h3> </cfif>  <cfquery name = "GetComments" dataSource = "cfdocexamples"> SELECT CommentID, EMail, FromUser, Subject, CommtType, MessText, Posted, Processed FROM COMMENTS </cfquery> <html> <head></head> <h3>cfinsert Example</h3> <p>First, show a list of the comments in the cfdocexamples datasource.  <table> <tr> <td>From User</td><td>Subject</td><td>Comment Type</td> <td>Message</td><td>Date Posted</td> </tr> <cfoutput query = "GetComments"> <tr> <td valign = top><a href = "mailto:#Email#">#FromUser#</A></td> <td valign = top>#Subject#</td> <td valign = top>#CommtType#</td> <td valign = top><font size = "-2">#Left(MessText, 125)#</font></td> <td valign = top>#Posted#</td> </tr> </cfoutput> </table> <p>Next, well offer the opportunity to enter a comment:  <form action = "cfinsert.cfm" method = "post"> <pre> Email: <input type = "Text" name = "email"> From: <input type = "Text" name = "fromUser"> Subject: <input type = "Text" name = "subject"> Message: <textarea name = "MessText" COLS = "40" ROWS = "6"></textarea> Date Posted: <cfoutput>#DateFormat(Now())#</cfoutput>  <input type = "hidden" name = "posted" value = "<cfoutput>#Now()#</cfoutput>"> </pre> <input type = "Submit" name = "" value = "insert my comment"> </form>

<!--- This example shows how to use cfinsert instead of cfquery to put data in a 
datasource. ---> 
<!--- If form.POSTED exists, we insert new record, so begin cfinsert tag. ---> 
<cfif IsDefined ("form.posted")> 
<cfinsert dataSource = "cfdocexamples" 
tableName = "COMMENTS" 
formFields = "Email,FromUser,Subject,MessText,Posted"> 
<h3><I>Your record was added to the database.</i></h3> 
</cfif> 

<cfif IsDefined ("form.posted")> 
<cfif Server.OS.Name IS "Windows NT"> 
<cfinsert datasource="cfdocexamples" tablename="COMMENTS" 
formfields="EMail,FromUser,Subject,MessText,Posted"> 
<cfelse> 
<cfinsert datasource="cfdocexamples" tablename="COMMENTS" 
formfields="CommentID,EMail,FromUser,Subject,MessText,Posted"> 
</cfif> 
<h3><i>Your record was added to the database.</i></h3> </cfif> 

<!--- Use a query to show the existing state of the database. ---> 
<cfquery name = "GetComments" dataSource = "cfdocexamples"> 
SELECT 
CommentID, EMail, FromUser, Subject, CommtType, MessText, Posted, Processed 
FROM 
COMMENTS 
</cfquery> 

<html> 
<head></head> 
<h3>cfinsert Example</h3> 
<p>First, show a list of the comments in the cfdocexamples datasource. 
<!--- Show all the comments in the db. ---> 
<table> 
<tr> 
<td>From User</td><td>Subject</td><td>Comment Type</td> 
<td>Message</td><td>Date Posted</td> 
</tr> 
<cfoutput query = "GetComments"> 
<tr> 
<td valign = top><a href = "mailto:#Email#">#FromUser#</A></td> 
<td valign = top>#Subject#</td> 
<td valign = top>#CommtType#</td> 
<td valign = top><font size = "-2">#Left(MessText, 125)#</font></td> 
<td valign = top>#Posted#</td> 
</tr> 
</cfoutput> 
</table> 
<p>Next, well offer the opportunity to enter a comment: 
<!--- Make a form for input. ---> 
<form action = "cfinsert.cfm" method = "post"> 
<pre> 
Email: <input type = "Text" name = "email"> 
From: <input type = "Text" name = "fromUser"> 
Subject: <input type = "Text" name = "subject"> 
Message: <textarea name = "MessText" COLS = "40" ROWS = "6"></textarea> 
Date Posted: <cfoutput>#DateFormat(Now())#</cfoutput> 
<!--- Dynamically determine today's date. ---> 
<input type = "hidden" 
name = "posted" value = "<cfoutput>#Now()#</cfoutput>"> 
</pre> 
<input type = "Submit" 
name = "" value = "insert my comment"> 
</form>

Note:

The cfinsert tag internally uses parameterized queries.

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