cfinsert tablename attribute, how to format for Oracle

Question

I've been using <cfquery> successfully for a long time
to do table inserts, but now I'd like to use <cfinsert> for
the simple inserts. However, I'm getting error messages. A typical
<cfquery> against my Oracle database would look like:
<cfquery name="myQuery"
datasource="#application.DataSource#">
INSERT into abc.action_type_def (field1, field2, field3)
VALUES ('value1', value2'', value3'')
</cfquery>
I tried the following <cfinsert> but got the error
message that follows the tag:
<cfinsert datasource="#application.DataSource#"
tablename="ABC.ACTION_TYPE_DEF"
formfields="FIELD1, FIELD2, FIELD3">
ERROR:
Message: There are no columns found for the given table name
"PRFA.ACTION_TYPE_DEF".
Detail: This error may be caused by not specifying the table
name in the format that the database server expects. (For example.
Oracle Server table name must be upper case or the Server table
name must be qualified in the format of "schema.table_name". For
the SQL Server, the format is "databasename.username.tablename",
such as in customers.dbo.orders)
I've tried upper and lower case on the tablename attribute,
tried leaving the "abc." off, but I just can't seem to get it to
work. Any idea how to format this tag to go against an Oracle
database?
Thanks! Pam

Answer 1

Word of advice: I would stay away from using cfinsert and
cfupdate tags, unless you are prone to masochistic tendencies and
enjoy pain and suffering. These tags are notoriously bug-prone, and
cause more work than they save. Just my opinion, but I'm sure that
it is one shared by many on these forums.
Having said that, you might take a look at the attributes for
this tag, as you seem to have combined the schema (table owner)
with the table name, as in ABC.ACTION_TYPE_DEF, which should be
listed distinctly using separate attributes, namely tableOwner and
tableName respectively. Note: I don’t use these tags so this
“fix” is just based on reading the
LiveDocs
for this tag.
Since you have so much more control using cfquery, and you
said that you have been using it for quite some time, why switch to
using cfupdate/cfinsert? If you already know enough SQL to do an
insert or update , then you really don't need to use these tags.
You will thank me.
Phil