Is it customary to have SQL in CFWheels Controllers?

I had this question emailed to me "Is it customary to have SQL in CFWheels Controllers?"

No. If it is very complex sql or a stored proc, I would create a cfc representing it in the models folder like this:

models/myStoredProc.cfc

<cfcomponent extends="Model">
<cffunction name="myfirststoredproc">
<cfstoredproc procedure="spListRegions">
<cfprocresult name="qRegions">
</cfstoredproc>
<cfreturn spListRegions>
</cffunction>
</cfcomponent>

then in the controller call and pass in the values:

<cfset smellyCode= model("myStoredProc").myfirststoredproc(1)>

Once using wheels, you'll get a smell testing going. Complex SQL and stored procs will seem out of place in the actual controller since the Controller should only gather and process. Hopefully this helps :-)