Test for a dynamic element

$(".fltCount").live('change', function(event){
    var $inDate = $(this).attr('data-date');
    switch($(this).val()){
        case '0':
        break;
        <cfoutput query="rsFlightStatusCodes">
            <cfif idFlightStatusCode NEQ 0>case '#idFlightStatusCode#':</cfif>
        </cfoutput>
        if($('<input name="txComments_' + $inDate + '" id="txComments_' + $inDate + '" value="" maxlength="200" size="100">').length == 0){
        $('#formTable').append('<tr><td class="dateWidth">Comments: '+ $inDate +' </td><td colspan="8" class="segmentTitle"><input name="txComments_' + $inDate + '" id="txComments_' + $inDate + '" value="" maxlength="200" size="100"></td></tr>')
                }else{

                }
                break;
            }
        });