Is it possible to update a query with another query?

Question

I'm trying to update a query with another query (see attached
code). Here's my setup: I've got a table in an Access database in
which I enter a string into a form and update. This string
corresponds to a single record in another table of the same
datasource. The first table has only one record to provide the
second, which has many and will have more. Basically what I'm
wondering is: Is this a valid thing to do in coldfusion? If not
please help with an alterate method. I'm still a novice at
coldfusion.
The overall effect I'm going for is to display the one record
as a featured truck profile on the web site:
www.truckerstoystore.net.
I currently get an error when I try to display the page with the
current query setup.
Check this page to see the error:
www.truckerstoystore.net/currentTOW2.cfm
Help on this issue is very much appreciated.
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Answer 1

I think this is what you are after
<!--- this query will get all the records from the DB
--->
<cfquery name="cTOW" datasource="tow">
SELECT *
FROM currentTOW
<!--- Do you need to find a particular record in the
database --->
<!--- If so, then you need a 'where' clause in here
--->
</cfquery>
<!-- Loop the cTOW query for each record returned -->
<cfloop query="cTOW">
<!--- For the record returned from the cTOW query you now
need to update the table --->
<!-- Update the table -->
<cfquery name="currentTOW" datasource="tow">
UPDATE Your tblName
SET
Dataname = cTOW.DataValue
</cfquery>
</cfloop>
thats it
PS: I think your original query needs modifying. To return
the exact records that you want to update from the original table.
ie: Primary and foreign key relationship