queries inside cfc's

I am having an issue with using a query inside a component:

I am passing two variables to a component; user name and password, the query returns the username, useraccess and staff id. When I invoke the component I want to check for a record and allow or deny access acordingly.

my issues, I am being forced to use a returntype of string or any. it won't take query.

I get an error everytime I try to use recordcount. Recordcount is not defined in...

<cfcomponent>

 <cffunction name="mylogin" access="public"
returntype="string" >

 <cfargument name="UserName" type="string"
required="yes">

 <cfargument name="Password" type="string"
required="yes">

 

 <cfset var login="">

 

 <cfquery datasource="TimeReporting" name="login"
result="result">

 SELECT UserName,UserPassword,UserAccess,staffID 

 FROM tblStaff WHERE UserName='#Arguments.UserName#' 

 AND UserPassword='#Arguments.Password#' 

 </cfquery>

 

 <cfreturn mylogin>

 </cffunction>

</cfcomponent>

here is the error message:

The following information is meant for the website developer for debugging purposes.
Error Occurred While Processing Request
Element RECORDCOUNT is undefined in MYLOGINRET.

ColdFusion cannot determine the line of the template that caused this error. This is often caused by an error in the exception handling subsystem.
Resources:

* Check the ColdFusion documentation to verify that you are using the correct syntax.
* Search the Knowledge Base to find a solution to your problem.

Browser Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.8.1.12) Gecko/20080201 Firefox/2.0.0.12
Remote Address ::1
Referrer http://localhost/jays_dev/TMR/login.cfm
Date/Time 25-Mar-08 03:57 PM
Stack Trace
at cfaccess2d12ecfm319416303.runPage(C:\inetpub\wwwroot\jays_dev\TMR\access-1.cfm:44)