Hello!
Is there an easy way to deal with this situation below when reading in data from a SQL Database:
int? myNullableColumn;
myNullableColumn = Convert.ToInt32(datarow["datacolumn"]);
Where, ideally, 'myNullableColumn' would be 'null' if the value was 'DBNull.Value'. This does not work because Convert.ToInt32 will not convert 'DBNull.Value to null', but instead throws an error.
Is there a built in funtion that does do this?
Thanks!
As a part of migration to .net we are redesigning sql server 7 database and moving it to sql server 2005. There are a lot of fields with dbnull value in the existing db. It would be nice to populate them with some default value while transfering data to the new datbase on sql server 2005.
What is the best way to deal with the issue, are there any possible drawbacks and problems.
Your input will be greatly appreciated.
Hello,
If I have a database table with column that can accept null values and I want to insert a null value into that column, what is the correct syntax?
db_cmd = New SqlCommand( "sp_stored_procedure", db_connection )
db_cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure
db_cmd.Parameters.Add( "@col_to_set_to_null", ??? )
ie: what expression can be used for "???"
Ideally, I want to check if a string value is empty and if so insert a null, but I have yet to see any examples, ie:
if ( str.empty ) then
insert DBNull.value into column
else
insert str into column
end if
Sincerely,
Brent D.
Am getting errors on this syntax:
Public Overrides Sub Input0_ProcessInputRow(ByVal Row As Input0Buffer)
Row.myColumn = DBNull.Value
Value of type 'System.DBNull' cannot be converted to type 'String'
Any ideas? Just want to set the myColumn to NULL.
Thanks
Hi
I have only been coding in .Net for about six months, and am not sure if this is a C# problem or an SQL one. I use the Data Access Application Block in my program.
I have two optional fields on my form (RangeFrom and RangeTo). If the user chooses not to enter data into these textboxes(textbox = ""), an entry on the db is created with null values. It works.
But sometimes the user wants to enter 0 as either an upper or lower end of a range. This is where my problem comes in. My program saves 0 as null too.
In my program I do a test on the textboxes and populate two float values in a business object (objQuestion) accordingly, like this:
if (txtrangefrom.Text != "") {
objQuestion.RangeFrom=float.Parse(txtrangefrom.Text);
objQuestion.RangeTo=float.Parse(txtrangeto.Text);
}
else {
objQuestion.RangeFrom=Convert.ToSingle(null);
objQuestion.RangeTo=Convert.ToSingle(null);
}
And this is what my Business object look like. It sets up the parameters and calls the Data Access Application Block to create an entry in my table:
// fieldslist
float cvintRangeFrom;
float cvintRangeTo;
//properties
public float RangeFrom {
get {
return cvintRangeFrom;
}
set {
cvintRangeFrom = value;
}
}
public float RangeTo {
get {
return cvintRangeTo;
}
set {
cvintRangeTo = value;
}
}
// some code deleted for readability....
public int AddOption() {
string cvstrSpName = "addOption";
SqlParameter [] cvstrStoredParams = SqlHelperParameterCache.GetSpParameterSet(gcstrConnectionString, cvstrSpName, true);
//lines deleted for readability...
//check if the optional fields have a value associated with them. if not, assign dbnull.value.
cvstrStoredParams[4].Value=(cvintRangeFrom != Convert.ToSingle(null) ? cvintRangeFrom : (object)DBNull.Value);
cvstrStoredParams[5].Value=(cvintRangeTo != Convert.ToSingle(null) ? cvintRangeTo : (object)DBNull.Value);
//lines deleted for readability...
SqlHelper.ExecuteNonQuery(gcstrConnectionString, CommandType.StoredProcedure, cvstrSpName, cvstrStoredParams);
return(cvintOptionID = Convert.ToInt32(cvstrStoredParams[0].Value));
}
I use Convert.ToSingle when working with nulls (or possible nulls) because I get an error when I use float.parse for this.
The thing is, after this method AddOption has been executed, I test the value if the business object's rangefrom (that is where I entered 0) and display it on my form. I still shows a 0, but on my database table it is null!
objQuestion.AddOption();
//txtrangefrom.Text=""; on the next line I test the value in the business object...
txtrangefrom.Text=objQuestion.RangeFrom.ToString(); // and this displays 0!!!
//txtrangeto.Text="";
txtrangeto.Text=objQuestion.RangeTo.ToString();
So to me it seems the problem seems to be either the DAAB or on the SQL side, but hopefully somebody can prove me wrong! I was thinking that it could also be float.parse/Convert.ToSingle methods and have done various tests, but I am none the wiser...
Any help or ideas will be greatly appreciated...
I haven't tested it, because at the moment I can't access my SQL database
I know this is probably a stupid question, but...How can I test for DBNull when I'm using SqlDataReader.Item(string)?
I use to check it using: if(!reader.IsDBNull(2)) ...But I have found that can not count on a particular ordinal reference because some of the stored procedures select the columns in different orders.
can I do something like: if(reader["Column1"] != DBNull.Value)or with the reader["Column1"] throw an error because it is not found??
I too hate when people ask questions that they could test themselves...but I can't really test it at the moment. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Hi!
I was trying to use the ?? operator with an DBDatareader. eg:
long lValue = Convert.ToInt32(objReader["ParentID"] ?? -1);
which throws the following exception: "... Object cannot be cast from DBNull to other types."I think the reason is, that DBNull.Value isn´t actually null. Therefore I changed my code to:
long lValue = objReader["ParentID"] != DBNull.Value ? Convert.ToInt32(objReader["ParentID"]) : -1;
Is there a better way of doing this ? Can one use the ?? operator with a Datareader anyway?
Thanks for your help!
PS: sorry for my poor english.
Hi,
I have built a few pages and a stored procedure and a class on the back of a SQL2000 dbase. and I get the following error:
Cast from type 'DBNull' to type 'String' is not valid.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code. Exception Details: System.InvalidCastException: Cast from type 'DBNull' to type 'String' is not valid.Source Error:
Line 111: Dim myWorkJobs As WorkJobsDATA = New WorkJobsDATA
Line 112:
Line 113: myWorkJobs.CustomerID = CStr(parameterCustomerID.Value)
Line 114: myWorkJobs.WorkID = CStr(parameterWorkID.Value)
Line 115: myWorkJobs.DateOfQuote = CStr(parameterDateOfQuote.Value).Trim()
Source File: C:InetpubwwwrootCommerceComponentsWorkJobs.vb Line: 113
My Database has 1 line of data (for testing) and all fields are populated. I am Querying a column called IndividualID which has a value of 3425243 at the moment. This is hardcoded in the aspx.vb at the moment.
ASPX VB:
Public Class WorkRequest Inherits System.Web.UI.Page
Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load 'Put user code to initialize the page here End Sub
Private Sub btnEnter_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnEnter.Click
'for now, send this value (stored in dbase under individualID) to the querystring
Dim IndividualID As String = "3425243"
Response.Redirect("WorkRequestMain.aspx?IndividualID=" & IndividualID) End SubEnd Class
COMPONENTSWorkJobs.vb (This is the class file)
Imports SystemImports System.ConfigurationImports System.DataImports System.Data.SqlClient
Namespace ASPNET.StarterKit.Commerce
Public Class WorkJobsDATA
Public CustomerID As String Public WorkID As String Public DateOfQuote As String Public QuoteAmount As String Public Title As Decimal Public FirstName As String Public Surname As String Public FirstLine As String Public District As String Public Town As String Public Postcode As String Public Telephone As String Public Requirements As String Public WorkRequired As String Public EmailAddress As String
End Class
Public Class WorkJobs
Public Function GetWorkDetails(ByVal IndividualID As String) As WorkJobsDATA
Dim myConnection As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection(ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings("ConnectionString")) Dim myCommand As SqlCommand = New SqlCommand("SP_PendingQuotes", myConnection)
' Mark the Command as a SPROC myCommand.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure
' Add Parameters to SPROC Dim parameterIndividualID As SqlParameter = New SqlParameter("@IndividualID", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 50) parameterIndividualID.Value = IndividualID myCommand.Parameters.Add(parameterIndividualID)
Dim parameterCustomerID As SqlParameter = New SqlParameter("@CustomerID", SqlDbType.BigInt, 8) parameterCustomerID.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output myCommand.Parameters.Add(parameterCustomerID)
Dim parameterWorkID As SqlParameter = New SqlParameter("@WorkID", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 50) parameterWorkID.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output myCommand.Parameters.Add(parameterWorkID)
Dim parameterDateOfQuote As SqlParameter = New SqlParameter("@DateOfQuote", SqlDbType.DateTime, 8) parameterDateOfQuote.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output myCommand.Parameters.Add(parameterDateOfQuote)
Dim parameterQuoteAmount As SqlParameter = New SqlParameter("@QuoteAmount", SqlDbType.Money, 8) parameterQuoteAmount.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output myCommand.Parameters.Add(parameterQuoteAmount)
Dim parameterTitle As SqlParameter = New SqlParameter("@Title", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 50) parameterTitle.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output myCommand.Parameters.Add(parameterTitle)
Dim parameterFirstName As SqlParameter = New SqlParameter("@FirstName", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 50) parameterFirstName.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output myCommand.Parameters.Add(parameterFirstName)
Dim parameterSurname As SqlParameter = New SqlParameter("@Surname", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 50) parameterSurname.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output myCommand.Parameters.Add(parameterSurname)
Dim parameterFirstLine As SqlParameter = New SqlParameter("@FirstLine ", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 50) parameterFirstLine.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output myCommand.Parameters.Add(parameterFirstLine)
Dim parameterDistrict As SqlParameter = New SqlParameter("@District", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 50) parameterDistrict.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output myCommand.Parameters.Add(parameterDistrict)
Dim parameterTown As SqlParameter = New SqlParameter("@Town", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 50) parameterTown.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output myCommand.Parameters.Add(parameterTown)
Dim parameterPostcode As SqlParameter = New SqlParameter("@Postcode", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 50) parameterPostcode.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output myCommand.Parameters.Add(parameterPostcode)
Dim parameterTelephone As SqlParameter = New SqlParameter("@Telephone", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 50) parameterTelephone.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output myCommand.Parameters.Add(parameterTelephone)
Dim parameterRequirements As SqlParameter = New SqlParameter("@Requirements", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 3500) parameterRequirements.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output myCommand.Parameters.Add(parameterRequirements)
Dim parameterWorkRequired As SqlParameter = New SqlParameter("@WorkRequired", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 3500) parameterWorkRequired.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output myCommand.Parameters.Add(parameterWorkRequired)
Dim parameterEmailAddress As SqlParameter = New SqlParameter("@EmailAddress", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 100) parameterEmailAddress.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output myCommand.Parameters.Add(parameterEmailAddress)
myConnection.Open() myCommand.ExecuteNonQuery() myConnection.Close()
parameterEmailAddress.Value.GetType()
Dim myWorkJobs As WorkJobsDATA = New WorkJobsDATA
myWorkJobs.CustomerID = CStr(parameterCustomerID.Value) myWorkJobs.WorkID = CStr(parameterWorkID.Value) myWorkJobs.DateOfQuote = CStr(parameterDateOfQuote.Value).Trim() myWorkJobs.Title = CStr(parameterTitle.Value).Trim() myWorkJobs.FirstName = CStr(parameterFirstName.Value).Trim() myWorkJobs.Surname = CStr(parameterSurname.Value).Trim() myWorkJobs.FirstLine = CStr(parameterFirstLine.Value).Trim() myWorkJobs.District = CStr(parameterDistrict.Value).Trim() myWorkJobs.Town = CStr(parameterTown.Value).Trim() myWorkJobs.Postcode = CStr(parameterPostcode.Value).Trim() myWorkJobs.Telephone = CStr(parameterTelephone.Value).Trim() myWorkJobs.Requirements = CStr(parameterRequirements.Value).Trim() myWorkJobs.WorkRequired = CStr(parameterWorkRequired.Value).Trim() myWorkJobs.EmailAddress = CStr(parameterEmailAddress.Value).Trim()
Return myWorkJobs
End Function
End ClassEnd Namespace
And finally my stored procedure:
CREATE Procedure SP_PendingQuotes( @IndividualID nvarchar, @CustomerID bigint OUTPUT, @WorkID nvarchar(50) OUTPUT, @DateOfQuote datetime OUTPUT, @QuoteAmount money OUTPUT, @Title nvarchar(50) OUTPUT, @FirstName nvarchar(50) OUTPUT, @Surname nvarchar(50) OUTPUT, @FirstLine nvarchar(50) OUTPUT, @District nvarchar(50) OUTPUT, @Town nvarchar(50) OUTPUT, @Postcode nvarchar(50) OUTPUT, @Telephone nvarchar(50) OUTPUT, @Requirements nvarchar(3500) OUTPUT, @WorkRequired nvarchar(3500) OUTPUT, @EmailAddress nvarchar(100) OUTPUT)AS
SELECT @IndividualID = IndividualID, @CustomerID = CustomerID, @WorkID = WorkID, @DateOfQuote = DateOfQuote, @QuoteAmount = QuoteAmount, @Title = Title, @FirstName = FirstName, @Surname = Surname, @FirstLine = FirstLine, @District = District, @Town = Town, @Postcode = Postcode, @Telephone = Telephone, @Requirements = Requirements, @WorkRequired = WorkRequired, @EmailAddress = EmailAddress
FROM PendingQuotes
WHERE IndividualID = @IndividualIDGO
Any ideas anyone?
I appreciate this is a big amount of data, but if anyone wants to chat to me i'm available on MSN Messenger under wolvokid@msn.com
Dear GroupI'm having a very weird problem. Any hints are greatly appreciated.I'm returning two values from a MS SQL Server 2000 stored procedure to myASP.NET Webapplication and store them in sessions.Like This:prm4 = cmd1.CreateParameterWith prm4..ParameterName = "@Sec_ProgUser_Gen"..SqlDbType = SqlDbType.VarChar..Size = 10..Direction = ParameterDirection.OutputEnd Withprm5 = cmd1.CreateParameterWith prm5..ParameterName = "@Sec_ProgUser_Key"..SqlDbType = SqlDbType.VarChar..Size = 10..Direction = ParameterDirection.OutputEnd With....cmd1.ExecuteNonQuery()....Session("Sec_ProgUser_Gen") = prm4.ValueSession("Sec_ProgUser_Key") = prm5.ValueBoth output parameters are declared as varchar(10) within the storedprocedure. If I run the stored procedure in SQL Analyzer, I'm getting astring value for each of them. E.g. @Sec_ProgUser_Gen is "1110011",@Sec_ProgUser_Key = "1100".Now the strange thing happens if I try to run the following code:Sub MyTest()Dim MyString1 As StringDim MyString2 As StringMyString1 = CStr(Session("Sec_ProgUser_Key"))....MyString2 = CStr(Session("Sec_ProgUser_Gen"))End SubIt fails in line 'MyString2 = CStr(Session("Sec_ProgUser_Gen"))' with Castfrom type 'DBNull' to type 'String' is not valid.I don't understand this. They are both the same, the only difference is thelength of the string. Help!Additional Information:The values for @Sec_ProgUser_XXX are created in the stored procedure with astatement like this:SET @Sec_ProgUser_Key = (SELECT Convert(varchar(1),Key_CanCreateKey) +Convert(varchar(1),Key_CanCreateTransaction) +Convert(varchar(1),Key_CanView) + Convert(varchar(1),Key_CanDelete) FROMi2b_proguser_securityprofile WHERE SecurityProfileID = @SecurityProfileID)The datatype of the source columns used to be bit then changed them toInteger as I thought this might cause the problem. (Although it shouldn't asthe values get converted to varchar without a problem in the storedprocedure. No fields contain NULL values, only 1 or 0.
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VS 2005
I am developing the database application. This is a live database and is being used by the customer. I am to release a new version and I had to add new columns to fit the requirements DateStarted (DateTime), and TotalHours(Int) into a database table.There are already over a 1000 rows in this table.
When the customer wants to look at a record in this table and insert the value into the text boxes (Front-end), when it gets to the DateStarted or TotalHours it comes up with a error message:"
The value for column 'DateStarted' in table 'IncidentTask' is DBNull."The method for inserting is:
Code Snippet
Me.dtDateStarted.Value = Me.DsIncidentsControl.IncidentTask(0).DateStarted
What are the possible solutions to this problem? Would it mean checking for a DBNULL before displaying in the textboxes? Or updating the new column rows with an date:
Code Snippet
UPDATE IncidentTask SET DateStarted = '1/1/2005' WHERE (DateStarted IS NULL)
Many thanks for any suggestions,
Steve
How to set NULL values inside VB Script .Net?? Both causes error:
.FECHAAP = NULL
.FECHAAP = System.DBNull
Hi,I have a ShoppingCart class with a lot of properties (due to structure of a legacy Orders table). I have a ShoppingCart table also which contains a lot of the same fields as my orders table.There are a lot of fields (mostly ints) which have been initalised to 0
in my ShoppingCart class and then inserted into the ShoppingCart table
when users add items to the cart. These fields are then inserted into the orders table upon check out. When i attempt to place a new record in the orders table from the ShoppingCart table, I am receiving a bunch of Foregin Key constraint errors due to all the int fields containing 0's.What i would like to do is initalise all the properites of my ShoppingCart object to DBNull.Value but of course I can't convert type 'System.DBNull' to 'int' and i can't set to 'null' either as int's are value types.I also tried:private Int32 _fieldname = Convert.ToInt32(DBNull.Value);This compiled but gave InvalidCastException runtime error.So the only option that i can think of is, as i build the parameter array to be sent to my stored procedure, test the value of each parameter, if it is 0 (or an empty string) then don't pass the actual field value but pass DBNull.Value instead.I REALLY don't want to do this as there are around 60 parameters being passed to this procedure and this will be time consuming and messy.Any suggestions would be most appreciated!ps If i could avoid having 60 parameters being passed I would...trust me!
Hi,I have a stored procedure which returns an integer indicating whether the operation has succeeded or failed. It does this by calling set @returnvalue = (0 or 1) then select @returnvalue as returnvalue in the stored procedure code. When I run the stored procedure, inputting a set of parameters as it expects, it does what it's supposed to do and outputs a table with a single row and a single column, called returnvalue, which has a value of either 1 or 0. When I run the stored procedure through a function in asp, using the exact same set of parameters, output the results as a data set and try and convert the return as an integer I get the following error: "Object Cannot be cast from DBNull from other types"The conversion code is ..return Convert.ToInt32(ds.Tables[0].Rows[0]["returnvalue"]);And if I change "returnvalue" to anything else (like "wibble" for example) then I get a different error telling me it can't find the column named "wibble". So the dataset definitely contains a table with a column in it called returnvalue, as you expect. But it's value is, apparently, DBNull instead of an integer.How come this works when called directly through SQL and fails when called through ASP? Can anyone help? This is really doing my head in!Cheers,Matt
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One of the fields in my textfile contains the value '0' or a date. If it's '0' it should be converted to the Null Value. The column in which it has to be saved is of type smalldatetime.
This is the code of my script where I want to check the value of the field in my textfile and convert it to a date or to Null.
Public Overrides Sub Input0_ProcessInputRow(ByVal Row As Input0Buffer)
If Row.cdDateIn = "" Or Row.cdDateIn= "0" Then
Row.cdDateInCorr = CDate(DBNull.Value)
ElseIf Row.cdDateIn_IsNull Then
Row.cdDateInCorr = CDate(DBNull.Value)
Else
Row.cdDateInCorr = CDate(Row.cdDateIn)
End If
End Sub
The error that I get is:
Validation error. Extract FinCD: Conversion of cdDateIn [753]: Eroor 30311: Value of type 'System.DBNull' cannot ben converted to 'Date'.
How do I resolve this problem ?
Ok, I have a table with about 47000 records in it. I have the following query for that table:Select ReportType =
Case
When ReportType = 1 Then 'Uniquery Report'
When ReportType = 2 Then 'SABRE Report'
When ReportType = 3 Then 'Menu Report'
Else Null
End,
ReportNameTo_,
Frequency.Frequency as Frequency,
ReportDate,
ReportDescription
From Report
Inner Join Frequency on ( Report.ReportFrequency = Frequency.FID )
Where ( Active = 1 )
And ReportDate = ( Select Max ( ReportDate ) From Report Where ( Active = 1 ) )
And ReportID = ( Select Max ( ReportID ) From Report Where ( Active = 1 ) )
The idea is that i need to get only the last report based off of unique reportname. I added a computer column to the table to give me the ReportNameTo_, since my deliminator is the _. Now my issue is that I have 1 records showing (the last record added to the table), which is right for the query that is written, but wrong for what I want. I need to only return the last record for each unique ReportNameTo_. So as an example, my table has the following ID, ReportNameTo_, Date fields the data looks something like this:
1, 123_, 1/1/20082, 123_, 1/1/20083, 124_, 1/1/20084, 124_, 1/1/20085, 125_, 1/1/20086, 125_, 1/1/20087, 126_, 1/1/20088, 126_, 1/1/2008
I only want to return the following:
2, 123_, 1/1/20084, 124_, 1/1/20086, 125_, 1/1/20088, 126_, 1/1/2008
Hope someone out there can let me know how to do this... I am almost there, just not all the way.
Hello!
Just looking for advise on dealing with duplicates in database.
I have a contact table that have a bunch of duplicated customer records.
My goal is to combine all duplicated records into one record.
This involves couple tables:contact,contact history ,calendar.
All tables related by common column "accountno".
What would be the best approach for this?
Thank you,
Lena
I have the following query in a stored procedure. If there are no rows in the history file, it returns a null. If there some setting or function that would have it return a zero if no rows are found? I use the variable to do arithmetic later on and a null messes everything up.
select@MarketTotal = sum(isnull(MarketValue,0))
fromhistory
whereEmpUID = @EmpUID and
Shares > 0
Thanks,
Ken Nicholson
Hi i have the following :
select agent, name, surname, address, cust1_text01, cust1_text02, phone1,
case call_type_id
*when NULL then ''
else call_type_id
end as 'call_type_id'
from Record_T
* I have also tried when NULL then space(1)
yet the query still returns NULL when this field is empty ?
the idea is to always return data, even if the field is NULL to
replace it with an empty space or spaces.
Hello,
Question 1:
In my senario i've developed a system which utilizes 2 database, i've writen queries like db1.dbo.table1 join db2.dbo.table2 etc... Now that db2 is getting huge, client wants to shift it to another server.
I don't know how to modifiy my queries to cope with such situation. Could somebody plz tell me on how to you write queries involving two databases from different servers.
Question 2:
I'm maintaining second database (db2) to keep track of records of db1 which have been processed by my software, so that when db1 gets added with more records i can compare db2 table with db1 table to identify which records are new.
db1 is not my database and i don't have any control over that, (it's some erp db), is there any way of identifying which rows have been processed. Can the need for db2 be eliminated?
I'm using SQL Server 2005
Thank You,
Sandeep.
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I'm looking for opinions here:
I have a stored procedure that has one required variable, and two optional variables, like this:
CREATE PROCEDURE sp_tariff_rule
@tariff_id INT,
@start_date DATETIME = NULL,
@end_date DATETIME = NULL
...etc...
I want the procedure to process
1) all data is no dates are presented
2) all data after the start date, if no end date is supplied
3) all data before the end date if no start date is supplied
4) all data between the start and end dates if both are supplied
Now, instead of an elaborate conditional, I added this to the WHERE clause of my SQL statement:
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OK.......ive got data on an Excel spreadsheet. Ive set the spreadsheet up as a linked server and i'm creating a set of insert statements from it by using the following code:
SELECT 'INSERT INTO TRAINREC (COURSE_NAME) VALUES ('''+
EMPLOY_REF + ''', '''+
FROM AtriumDD...['Employee Training Records$']
For most records this generates a correct insert statement.........for example:
INSERT INTO TRAINREC (EMPLOY_REF, COURSE_NAME) VALUES ('153', 'NMA Panel');
However.........my problems start when the value for course name is containes an ' character. If it does the insert statement generated is incorrect. For example:
INSERT INTO TRAINREC (EMPLOY_REF, COURSE_NAME) VALUES ('139', 'Annual Accounting in Lloyd's Market');
can anyone suggest any ideas on how to get round this? Also if i havent explained it clearly enough just let me know and i can try and expand on it.
Thanks for reading.
I have a stored procedure as a recordsource from a contacts table. Inthis example, users can enter parameters to limit contacts by firstletter of last name or company name or keywords:Example:@myName nvarchar(30) = null,@Alpha char(1) = nullSELECTContacts.ContactID, ContactType,CASE WHEN Contacts.ContactType = 0THEN Contacts.CompanyNameELSEisNull(Contacts.LastName,'?') + ', ' +isNull(Contacts.FirstName,'?')ENDAS CNAMEFROMContactsWHERE(Keywords Like '%' + @myKeyword + '%' OR @myKeyword is Null)So far, so good, but...The problem is I want to also give the user the option of filteringalphabetically by first letter. I can't figure out how to deal withnulls in this example (user doesn't enter anything as parameter@Alpha):AND(@Alpha = CASE ContactType WHEN 0 THEN Left(LastName,1) ENDOR@Alpha = CASE ContactType WHEN 1 THEN Left(CompanyName,1) END)Any help is appreciated,LQ
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I just realized something. In the old DTS package I am migrating, there is an ActiveX script that checks for a certain condition in a row. If the condition is true, then it does:
DTSTransformationStat_SkipRow
I just can't believe there isn't an equivalent functionality in SSIS.
However, so far, I have tried the following:
1.) Redirect file error output (on all columns in the file)
2.) Use a conditional transform to search for a text string in a column (the "bad" row has different text in it)
And still, I keep getting errors that there is an "impartial row" in the file. Yes, I know that - why doesn't the error redirection catch this? Why doesn't the conditional expression catch it either?
Am I missing something here? Is it just buggy? I find it hard to believe I have to work around something that worked just fine in DTS.
Thanks
What methods work for storing empty dates? I've read that some people pick an old date and use it to represent empty. I'm not fond of the idea, because then I'll have to strip that date whenever I display the field in my UI.
Any other ways to do this? I'm using SQL Server 2005 and C#.
Thanks!
hi,
I'm building a C# database application that access a remote sql 2005 database. For the moment I am using sql express edition. My application will be running in several REMOTE camps which only have an internet connection via sattelite. The sattelite connection has a very high latency. I am wondering what workarounds or solutions are available for this situation. All applications need to access the same database and preferebly be notified when changes take place on the database.
Thanks in advance.
Hi EveryoneVery new to .net and currently dipping my toes in the water with a small application, but getting to the point -
I have a form which has somel text fields that expect a date but which are not a required field so in other words the user can leave them blank.
The code behind page stores the information using a stored procedure which I add parameters to in the following fashion -
SqlParameter userdate = new SqlParameter();userdate .ParameterName = "@dtdate";userdate .SqlDbType = SqlDbType.DateTime;userdate .Direction = ParameterDirection.Input;userdate .Value = dtdate.Text.ToString();cmd.Parameters.Add(userdate);
Now if I leave the text field dtdate blank I receive an error because the above expects a date.
If I remove the line userdate .SqlDbType = SqlDbType.DateTime; I don't recieve an error but my stored procedure saves the date as 01/01/1900 or similar.
I believe this is because in my stored procedure the paramger dtdate is defined as @dtdate datetime
Obviously I want to have it so that if the user leaves the text field empty then no date is saved in the database and was wondering how other people tackle this scenario.