Formulas (that are correct) don't validate in EM

I have the following table in SQL server 2000 SP3:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Dates] ([ID] [int] NOT NULL ,
[EOMDate] [smalldatetime] NOT NULL ,
[BOMDate] AS (dateadd(month,(-1),(convert(smalldatetime,[EOMDate]) +
1))) ,
[BOM3MonthsAgo] AS (dateadd(month,(-3),(convert(smalldatetime,[EOMDa
te])
+ 1))) ,
[EOMPrev] AS (dateadd(month,(-1),(convert(smalldatetime,[EOMDate]) +
1))
- 1)
) ON [PRIMARY]
The idea here is simple; we enter the end-of-month date for the most
recent month where we have all the data, (when that happens is a little
unpredictable). The other dates are commonly used beginning-of-month
and the ending date of the previous month, etc. (Those convert
functions appeared when I scripted the table -- I didn't enter them.)
This create statement works fine, and I can fill in the EOMDate, and
everything else works perfectly.
UNLESS I edit any of the table definition in Enterprise Manager. Then I
get these messages from EM:
'Dates' table
- Error validating the formula for column 'BOMDate'.
- Error validating the formula for column 'EOMPrev'.
- Error validating the formula for column 'BOM3MonthsAgo'.
Why does EM not like these formulas? In EM, the BOMDate formula looks
like this:
(dateadd(month,(-1),(convert(smalldatetime,[EOMDate]) + 1)))
Aside from the abundance of parentheses, what is EM complaining about?
Since it *works*, I think EM is confused.
Thanks for any insight on this.
David WalkerEM is not as sophisticated. That's one of the reasons why you should use
Query Analyzer and DDL statements for altering your table structures. You
will also see similar problems with view definitions in EM.
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"DW" <None> wrote in message news:eO85pTTDEHA.3888@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
I have the following table in SQL server 2000 SP3:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Dates] ([ID] [int] NOT NULL ,
[EOMDate] [smalldatetime] NOT NULL ,
[BOMDate] AS (dateadd(month,(-1),(convert(smalldatetime,[EOMDate]) +
1))) ,
[BOM3MonthsAgo] AS (dateadd(month,(-3),(convert(smalldatetime,[EOMDa
te])
+ 1))) ,
[EOMPrev] AS (dateadd(month,(-1),(convert(smalldatetime,[EOMDate]) +
1))
- 1)
) ON [PRIMARY]
The idea here is simple; we enter the end-of-month date for the most
recent month where we have all the data, (when that happens is a little
unpredictable). The other dates are commonly used beginning-of-month
and the ending date of the previous month, etc. (Those convert
functions appeared when I scripted the table -- I didn't enter them.)
This create statement works fine, and I can fill in the EOMDate, and
everything else works perfectly.
UNLESS I edit any of the table definition in Enterprise Manager. Then I
get these messages from EM:
'Dates' table
- Error validating the formula for column 'BOMDate'.
- Error validating the formula for column 'EOMPrev'.
- Error validating the formula for column 'BOM3MonthsAgo'.
Why does EM not like these formulas? In EM, the BOMDate formula looks
like this:
(dateadd(month,(-1),(convert(smalldatetime,[EOMDate]) + 1)))
Aside from the abundance of parentheses, what is EM complaining about?
Since it *works*, I think EM is confused.
Thanks for any insight on this.
David Walker|||So it's a bug in EM, or maybe a lack of interest on the developers' part
in making it work correctly? That's good to know, so I won't rely on EM
or believe what it says. It might throw some newbies off, though.
Doesn't EM just send the definition through as Alter Table statements?
Those shouldn't fail. Strange...
Thanks.
David Walker
"Narayana Vyas Kondreddi" <answer_me@.hotmail.com> wrote in
news:Oh1KLxTDEHA.3584@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl:

> EM is not as sophisticated. That's one of the reasons why you should
> use Query Analyzer and DDL statements for altering your table
> structures. You will also see similar problems with view definitions
> in EM. --
> HTH,
> Vyas, MVP (SQL Server)
> http://vyaskn.tripod.com/
> Is .NET important for a database professional?
> http://vyaskn.tripod.com/poll.htm
>
>
> "DW" <None> wrote in message
> news:eO85pTTDEHA.3888@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... I have the following
> table in SQL server 2000 SP3:
> CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Dates] ([ID] [int] NOT NULL ,
> [EOMDate] [smalldatetime] NOT NULL ,
> [BOMDate] AS (dateadd(month,(-1),(convert(smalldatetime,[EOMDate])
+
> 1))) ,
> [BOM3MonthsAgo] AS
> (dateadd(month,(-3),(convert(smalldatetime,[EOMDate]) + 1))) ,
> [EOMPrev] AS (dateadd(month,(-1),(convert(smalldatetime,[EOMDate])
+
> 1)) - 1)
> ) ON [PRIMARY]
> The idea here is simple; we enter the end-of-month date for the most
> recent month where we have all the data, (when that happens is a
> little unpredictable). The other dates are commonly used
> beginning-of-month and the ending date of the previous month, etc.
> (Those convert functions appeared when I scripted the table -- I
> didn't enter them.)
> This create statement works fine, and I can fill in the EOMDate, and
> everything else works perfectly.
> UNLESS I edit any of the table definition in Enterprise Manager. Then
> I get these messages from EM:
> 'Dates' table
> - Error validating the formula for column 'BOMDate'.
> - Error validating the formula for column 'EOMPrev'.
> - Error validating the formula for column 'BOM3MonthsAgo'.
> Why does EM not like these formulas? In EM, the BOMDate formula looks
> like this:
> (dateadd(month,(-1),(convert(smalldatetime,[EOMDate]) + 1)))
> Aside from the abundance of parentheses, what is EM complaining about?
> Since it *works*, I think EM is confused.
> Thanks for any insight on this.
> David Walker
>
>|||Hi David,
Yes, when you press YES when the prompt titled ' Validation Warnings', the
Enterprise Manager will send the Alter statement to change the definition
of the table. However, before that there is some pre-validation process for
the table with formulas. It have to check all the constraints and use the
formulas to re-acount the related columns. This process is complecated and
this is during this process that the warning message prompt. It is just a
warning and would not prevent you from alter the table. As Vyas said, you
could use the Query Analyzer to alter the table without get any warning
messages so as your client application.
Hope this helps.
Thanks.
Best regards
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Microsoft Online Support
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Formula to Summarizie records

Hi, I have a report which will obtain following set of data, for example:

NumberPacking CasePackingDesc Amount
2 Bottle 32kg
1 Bottle 10kg
2 Case 10kg
-----------
TOTAL 3 Bottle 52kg
2 Case

I have problem generating the TOTAL of 3 bottle and 2 case. I would like to write a formula field to return the result, but I don't know how to loop though all the records in the record sets.

Here is the formula field I have done so far:

Local stringVar temp := "";
Local numberVar i;
for i:= 1 to DistinctCount({Table.CasePackingDesc}) step 1 do
(
temp := temp + CStr (Sum ({@.NumberPacking})) + {Table.CasePackingDesc} + Chr(13);
);
temp

It basically return the same CasePackingDesc for 2 times.

Any idea on this will be greatly appreciated, thanks!have you tried the
WhilePrintingRecords
Statement to loop through the Datasets.

You dont need the for loop in the formulafield.
Write the Result of your account in a global variable.sql

Formula Problem

I get the following error in Report Manager when running a report. The
report runs perfect in visual studio when I preview it.
Reporting Services Error
_____
* An error has occurred during report processing. (rsProcessingAborted)
Get Online Help
* The sort expression for the grouping 'table1_Group1' uses a numeric
aggregate function on data that is not numeric. Numeric aggregate
functions (Sum, Avg, StDev, Var, StDevP, and VarP) can only aggregate
numeric data. (rsProcessingError) Get Online Help
_____
Microsoft Reporting Services
I pass two parameters, qty and sortdate. As the formulas show below,
when they select qty and ascending, it uses sum(fields). When I pick
date, it does not use sum.
This will sort by the value in the sortby parameter. Used for sortdate
field in data.
=iif(Parameters!Direction.Value="Descending" AND
Parameters!SortBy.Value<>"quantity",Fields(Parameters!SortBy.Value).Value,0)
When I need to sort by the sum of the qty since it is grouped, I do
this...
=iif(Parameters!Direction.Value="Descending" AND
Parameters!SortBy.Value="quantity",sum(Fields(Parameters!SortBy.Value).Value),0)
As I said above, this works perfect in visual studio when I preview it.
Any Ideas?What is the datatype of Fields!quantity.Value? Most likely it is not a
System.Int32 at runtime.
You may want to try this (assuming you want to sum up integers):
=iif(Parameters!Direction.Value="Descending" AND
Parameters!SortBy.Value="quantity",
sum(CInt(Fields(Parameters!SortBy.Value).Value)), 0)
Or use this if you want to actually sum double:
=iif(Parameters!Direction.Value="Descending" AND
Parameters!SortBy.Value="quantity",
sum(CDbl(Fields(Parameters!SortBy.Value).Value)), 0.0)
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"John Geddes" <john_g@.alamode.com> wrote in message
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> I get the following error in Report Manager when running a report. The
> report runs perfect in visual studio when I preview it.
> Reporting Services Error
> _____
>
> * An error has occurred during report processing. (rsProcessingAborted)
> Get Online Help
> * The sort expression for the grouping 'table1_Group1' uses a numeric
> aggregate function on data that is not numeric. Numeric aggregate
> functions (Sum, Avg, StDev, Var, StDevP, and VarP) can only aggregate
> numeric data. (rsProcessingError) Get Online Help
> _____
> Microsoft Reporting Services
>
> I pass two parameters, qty and sortdate. As the formulas show below,
> when they select qty and ascending, it uses sum(fields). When I pick
> date, it does not use sum.
> This will sort by the value in the sortby parameter. Used for sortdate
> field in data.
> =iif(Parameters!Direction.Value="Descending" AND
>
Parameters!SortBy.Value<>"quantity",Fields(Parameters!SortBy.Value).Value,0)
> When I need to sort by the sum of the qty since it is grouped, I do
> this...
> =iif(Parameters!Direction.Value="Descending" AND
>
Parameters!SortBy.Value="quantity",sum(Fields(Parameters!SortBy.Value).Value
),0)
>
> As I said above, this works perfect in visual studio when I preview it.
> Any Ideas?
>

Formula problem

env: sql server 2000

objective:
add a formula for an INT column to the FORMULA field or the DEFAULT
VALUE field in DESIGN VIEW.

all of the following attempts failed
IIF (columnName = 0, "1", columnName + 1)
IIF (columnName = 0, 1, columnName + 1)
IIF (0, "1", columnName + 1)

caveat: cannot use IDENTITY
REASON: I'd like have sets of repeatable values for this row, e.g.
set a
1 -- row 1
2 -- row 2
3
4
5
set b
1 -- row 6
2
3
set c
1 -- row 9
2
3
4

Underlying rationale is to support OO design I understand probably it's
going to be huge headache for lots of people down the road but ...

TIA.NickName (dadada@.rock.com) writes:
> env: sql server 2000
> objective:
> add a formula for an INT column to the FORMULA field or the DEFAULT
> VALUE field in DESIGN VIEW.
> all of the following attempts failed
> IIF (columnName = 0, "1", columnName + 1)
> IIF (columnName = 0, 1, columnName + 1)
> IIF (0, "1", columnName + 1)

I will have to admit that I don't understand much of your post.
IIF is Access/VB, but I guess you know that.

In case not, the syntax in SQL server is

CASE WHEN columnName = 0 THEN 1 ELSE columnName + 1 END

Then again, this can be simiplied to:

columnName + 1

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Books Online for SQL Server 2005 at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pr...oads/books.mspx
Books Online for SQL Server 2000 at
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodin...ions/books.mspx|||Oops, haven't touched db for a couple of months, now it seems that I
totally forgot everything or mix everything. Ok, joke aside, case stmt
does not seem to work, strange.|||Ahe, because of the default NULL value.

Formula Parsing

Hi,

I have three tables in the following structure (simplified):

Table 1: Containing the customers
---------------
create table Customers
(
[cusID] int identity(1, 1) not null,
[cusName] varchar(25) not null
)

Table 2: Containing the customer data fields
-------------------
create table Data
(
[datID] int identity(1, 1) not null,
[datName] varchar(25) not null,
[datFormula] varchar(1500)
)

Table 3: Containing the customer data values
--------------------
create table Values
(
[cusID] int not null,
[datID] int not null,
[valValue] sql_variant
)

In this structure the user can add as many data fields to a customer as
he wants (e.g. Country, City, Email, Phone, ...). I have added triggers
which create a view similar to a pivot (I am working in SQL 2000) and
add triggers to the view so it is insertable, deletable and updateable.

What I would like to do, is allow the user to create new fields where
the values are based upon a calculation. This calculation would be done
through a formula similar to what he would do e.g. in excel (this
formula is stored in the dimFormula field then).

An example might help. Let's assume the user created a field 'Sales'
(containing last year's sales) and 'Invoices' (containing the number of
invoices that were created for him last year). Now, he wants to create
a field 'AvgSales' with the formula '[Sales]/[Invoices]'.

(Note that through adding these data fields, the above view was created
(let's assume it is called vw_Customers and contains the columns [ID],
[Name], [Sales], [Invoices], [AvgSales]).

What I am looking for is a function which can parse this formula into a
t_sql query which runs the calculation. So, the formula
'[Sales]/[Invoices]' would be translated into (let's assume there are
no records with NULL or zero invoices):

update vw_Customers
set [AvgSales] = [Sales]/[Invoices]
from vw_Customers

I am able to do the above with simple calculations (where you can even
use sql functions e.g. year, len, ...). Now I would like to take this
one step forward into the possibility of using functions with more
variables.

For example. Let's assume, the user wants to add a rating (field called
'Rating') to his customers based upon the result of 'AvgSales. He
enters the formula 'if([AvgSales] > 2500, 'A', 'B')'.

If anyone could help me on this, I would be very grateful. Thanks.

MMike wrote:
> Hi,
> I have three tables in the following structure (simplified):
> Table 1: Containing the customers
> ---------------
> create table Customers
> (
> [cusID] int identity(1, 1) not null,
> [cusName] varchar(25) not null
> )
> Table 2: Containing the customer data fields
> -------------------
> create table Data
> (
> [datID] int identity(1, 1) not null,
> [datName] varchar(25) not null,
> [datFormula] varchar(1500)
> )
> Table 3: Containing the customer data values
> --------------------
> create table Values
> (
> [cusID] int not null,
> [datID] int not null,
> [valValue] sql_variant
> )
> In this structure the user can add as many data fields to a customer as
> he wants (e.g. Country, City, Email, Phone, ...). I have added triggers
> which create a view similar to a pivot (I am working in SQL 2000) and
> add triggers to the view so it is insertable, deletable and updateable.
> What I would like to do, is allow the user to create new fields where
> the values are based upon a calculation. This calculation would be done
> through a formula similar to what he would do e.g. in excel (this
> formula is stored in the dimFormula field then).
> An example might help. Let's assume the user created a field 'Sales'
> (containing last year's sales) and 'Invoices' (containing the number of
> invoices that were created for him last year). Now, he wants to create
> a field 'AvgSales' with the formula '[Sales]/[Invoices]'.
> (Note that through adding these data fields, the above view was created
> (let's assume it is called vw_Customers and contains the columns [ID],
> [Name], [Sales], [Invoices], [AvgSales]).
> What I am looking for is a function which can parse this formula into a
> t_sql query which runs the calculation. So, the formula
> '[Sales]/[Invoices]' would be translated into (let's assume there are
> no records with NULL or zero invoices):
> update vw_Customers
> set [AvgSales] = [Sales]/[Invoices]
> from vw_Customers
> I am able to do the above with simple calculations (where you can even
> use sql functions e.g. year, len, ...). Now I would like to take this
> one step forward into the possibility of using functions with more
> variables.
> For example. Let's assume, the user wants to add a rating (field called
> 'Rating') to his customers based upon the result of 'AvgSales. He
> enters the formula 'if([AvgSales] > 2500, 'A', 'B')'.
> If anyone could help me on this, I would be very grateful. Thanks.
> M

The best advice I can give you is to not try doing this with pure SQL.
You'll save yourself a lot of headache if you take some data that's a
little more "raw" and manipulate it in some other programming language
to get the desired result.|||Mike (michael.matthys@.hotmail.com) writes:
> In this structure the user can add as many data fields to a customer as
> he wants (e.g. Country, City, Email, Phone, ...). I have added triggers
> which create a view similar to a pivot (I am working in SQL 2000) and
> add triggers to the view so it is insertable, deletable and updateable.
> What I would like to do, is allow the user to create new fields where
> the values are based upon a calculation. This calculation would be done
> through a formula similar to what he would do e.g. in excel (this
> formula is stored in the dimFormula field then).
>...
> For example. Let's assume, the user wants to add a rating (field called
> 'Rating') to his customers based upon the result of 'AvgSales. He
> enters the formula 'if([AvgSales] > 2500, 'A', 'B')'.

I can only echo "ZeldorBlat" don't do this in SQL. If you had been on
SQL 2005, you could possibly have used CLR modules for the task.

But I wonder if you are not barking up the wrong tree entirely. Have
you looked at Analysis Services? I'm completely ignorant about Analysis
Services myself, but I would not be surprised if it has some support
for what you are trying to do.

If you are dead set on doing this in SQL 2000, you have to choices:
1) require that the user uses T-SQL syntax, for instance
CASE WHEN [AvgSales] THEN 'A' ELSE 'B' END
2) Define you own forumla language, and parse it in client code and
define the columns in the views as the users defines his formulas.

Beside AS, you could also investigate what 3rd party products out
there that may address your needs.

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Books Online for SQL Server 2005 at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pr...oads/books.mspx
Books Online for SQL Server 2000 at
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodin...ions/books.mspx|||Look up the EAV design flaw you have re-discovered and stop writing SQL
like this. SQL is not a computational language; it is a database
language.

Formula in a View

I'm trying to perform the following within a view. I'm not getting the
values which I would expect. I'm assuming I have a data type problem where
some precision is being dropped. Could someone give me a heads-up on what
I'm doing wrong? I need full precision.
SUM(((MarketPrice+MarketPriceUp100-(2*MarketPriceUp50))/(MarketPriceUp50*((1
00/10000)^2))/100)
* MarketValue)/ SUM(MarketValue) as [Convexity],
Thanks,
Tom Woods
The Baker Group, LP"Tom Woods" <twoods@.jamesbaker.com> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to perform the following within a view. I'm not getting the
> values which I would expect. I'm assuming I have a data type problem
> where some precision is being dropped. Could someone give me a heads-up
> on what I'm doing wrong? I need full precision.
>
> SUM(((MarketPrice+MarketPriceUp100-(2*MarketPriceUp50))/(MarketPriceUp50*(
(100/10000)^2))/100)
> * MarketValue)/ SUM(MarketValue) as [Convexity],
>
What are the types of those columns?
Integral types use integer division.
David|||All columns in the formula are 9(12,8).
"David Browne" <davidbaxterbrowne no potted meat@.hotmail.com> wrote in
message news:uyQL80TvFHA.1560@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> "Tom Woods" <twoods@.jamesbaker.com> wrote in message
> news:OgZCcxTvFHA.2396@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> What are the types of those columns?
> Integral types use integer division.
> David
>|||Hi Tom
This piece of the expression (100/10000) will be carried out as integer
division, and yield 0. If you want decimal results, make at least one of the
operands a decimal (100.0/10000)
HTH
Kalen Delaney, SQL Server MVP
www.solidqualitylearning.com
"Tom Woods" <twoods@.jamesbaker.com> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to perform the following within a view. I'm not getting the
> values which I would expect. I'm assuming I have a data type problem
> where some precision is being dropped. Could someone give me a heads-up
> on what I'm doing wrong? I need full precision.
>
> SUM(((MarketPrice+MarketPriceUp100-(2*MarketPriceUp50))/(MarketPriceUp50*(
(100/10000)^2))/100)
> * MarketValue)/ SUM(MarketValue) as [Convexity],
> Thanks,
> Tom Woods
> The Baker Group, LP
>|||When I change it to the following I get an error. Could the problem be with
the exponent? Is there a different way of performing the exponential?
((100.0/10000)^2)
BTW, I get the following error when changing 100 to 100.0
--
Microsoft SQL-DMO (ODBC SQLState: 42000)
--
Error 403: Invalid operator for data type. Operator equals boolean XOR, type
equals numeric.
--
OK
--
Thanks,
Tom
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> Hi Tom
> This piece of the expression (100/10000) will be carried out as integer
> division, and yield 0. If you want decimal results, make at least one of
> the operands a decimal (100.0/10000)
> --
> HTH
> Kalen Delaney, SQL Server MVP
> www.solidqualitylearning.com
>
> "Tom Woods" <twoods@.jamesbaker.com> wrote in message
> news:OgZCcxTvFHA.2396@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>
>|||^ operator is bitwise exclusive OR operation for integers. For getting
exponential values as results you might want to try POWER function like:
SELECT POWER( 100.0/10000, 2 )
Anith|||Can you use (1.0/10000) instead of ((100.0/10000)^2)?
Perayu
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> When I change it to the following I get an error. Could the problem be
> with the exponent? Is there a different way of performing the
> exponential?
> ((100.0/10000)^2)
>
> BTW, I get the following error when changing 100 to 100.0
> --
> Microsoft SQL-DMO (ODBC SQLState: 42000)
> --
> Error 403: Invalid operator for data type. Operator equals boolean XOR,
> type equals numeric.
> --
> OK
> --
> Thanks,
> Tom
>
> "Kalen Delaney" <replies@.public_newsgroups.com> wrote in message
> news:usIhD4TvFHA.1032@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>|||I was able to get it to work by using the POWER function and also changing
the integer values to have precision.
Thanks,
Tom
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> Can you use (1.0/10000) instead of ((100.0/10000)^2)?
> Perayu
> "Tom Woods" <twoods@.jamesbaker.com> wrote in message
> news:uVvmS$TvFHA.596@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>

forming where clause

I wonder if I could write a dynamic where statement in a store procedure.
I have a web page that will pass following information to the store procedur
e.
Lets say I have a parameter @.typeid that can be 1 for rent, 2 for sale, 1 or
2 for either. My store procedure looks like this
create select_apartment_details
(
@.typeid nvarchar(50) -- @.typeid ='1' or @.typeid ='2' or @.typeid='1, 2'
)
AS
SELECT * FROM tbl_apartments WHERE typeid IN (@.typeid)
GO
By the way typeid field in the tbl_apartments is integer.
However, this doesnt work. Can anyone help me pls?If the values in the TypeID Column in the tbl_apartments table are indeed
limited to
1 or 2, then I suggest the following
Pass in @.TypeID = 1 When you want only the 1s,
@.TypeID = 2 When you want only the 2s,
and @.TypeID = 3, when you want 1s and 2s
Then in your where clause, you can do this
Where TypeID ^ @.Type <> 0
This will do a bitwise And comparison such that
Database TypeID
@.TypeID | 1 2
-- | -- --
1 | 1 0
2 | 0 2
3 | 1 2
"regaliel" wrote:

> I wonder if I could write a dynamic where statement in a store procedure.
> I have a web page that will pass following information to the store proced
ure.
> Lets say I have a parameter @.typeid that can be 1 for rent, 2 for sale, 1
or
> 2 for either. My store procedure looks like this
> create select_apartment_details
> (
> @.typeid nvarchar(50) -- @.typeid ='1' or @.typeid ='2' or @.typeid='1, 2'
> )
> AS
> SELECT * FROM tbl_apartments WHERE typeid IN (@.typeid)
> GO
> By the way typeid field in the tbl_apartments is integer.
> However, this doesnt work. Can anyone help me pls?
>|||Sorry Memory tricked me... The bitwise operator yu want is bitwise AND, and
the operator symbol is an Ampersand as in
Where TypeID & @.TypeID <> 0
"regaliel" wrote:

> I wonder if I could write a dynamic where statement in a store procedure.
> I have a web page that will pass following information to the store proced
ure.
> Lets say I have a parameter @.typeid that can be 1 for rent, 2 for sale, 1
or
> 2 for either. My store procedure looks like this
> create select_apartment_details
> (
> @.typeid nvarchar(50) -- @.typeid ='1' or @.typeid ='2' or @.typeid='1, 2'
> )
> AS
> SELECT * FROM tbl_apartments WHERE typeid IN (@.typeid)
> GO
> By the way typeid field in the tbl_apartments is integer.
> However, this doesnt work. Can anyone help me pls?
>|||Try this:
SELECT * FROM tbl_apartments WHERE CHARINDEX(CAST(typeid AS CHAR(1)), @.test)
> 0
"regaliel" <regaliel@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9B49F533-89B9-492D-B556-96B2199585C9@.microsoft.com...
>I wonder if I could write a dynamic where statement in a store procedure.
> I have a web page that will pass following information to the store
> procedure.
> Lets say I have a parameter @.typeid that can be 1 for rent, 2 for sale, 1
> or
> 2 for either. My store procedure looks like this
> create select_apartment_details
> (
> @.typeid nvarchar(50) -- @.typeid ='1' or @.typeid ='2' or @.typeid='1, 2'
> )
> AS
> SELECT * FROM tbl_apartments WHERE typeid IN (@.typeid)
> GO
> By the way typeid field in the tbl_apartments is integer.
> However, this doesnt work. Can anyone help me pls?
>

FOrmatting Paramater Dates

More Begin and End dates, I have the following
=Parameters!BEG.Value &" through "& Parameters!END.Value
Its giving me date + time. How can I format this to remove the time?Try this one
=FormatDateTime(Parameters!BEG.Value,2) & " through " &
FormatDateTime(Parameters!BEG.Value,2)
--
Do you really need to print that email?
"BLAW" wrote:
> More Begin and End dates, I have the following
> =&" through "& Parameters!END.Value
> Its giving me date + time. How can I format this to remove the time?
>|||that did it, thanks!

Formatting output from a SQL table

I have used a Winform textbox to enter the following data into a nvarchar field:

1. Choice number one

2. Choice number two

3 Choice number three

etc.

How do I print out the nvarchar field to look like the above? Can I do this in Reporting Services or something else? Thanks.

why can't you? have you tried?

doesn't sound difficult.

|||You could use the ReportViewer control in your application, create a report in local mode and use a datatable as the data source for the local report.sql

formatting numbers

I am using a MS Access ADP connected to SQL Server Data

In a view I have the following formula:

dbo.tblQuoteItem.Cost + dbo.tblQuoteItem.Markup * dbo.tblQuoteItem.Cost * .01

this calculates cost + markup

I cannot get it to format in Currency

Ex:

Cost is $1.75
Markup is 2.00 (2%)
Total shows - 1.785000

I want $1.78

Also - I am using this formula to calculate the Quoted price for the Qty Entered

dbo.tblQuoteItem.Qty * dbo.tblQuoteItem.Cost + dbo.tblQuoteItem.Markup * dbo.tblQuoteItem.Cost * .01

Using a Qty of 2 for above, I get 3.535000

I want $3.53

Any help is appreciated - ABSQL Server does not format output. That is the job of your interface (Access ADP, in this case).

Set the format of your form control or report field to display as currency.|||you could something like SELECT CAST(3.5553 as decimal(10,2)) but this rounds up (3.56). I would handle this in your VBA with a formatcurrency('your variable here',2).

This might round too. Or it might just cut off your percision. I forget. Test.

Formatting Numbers

I am using the following format to display a percentage: ##.##%;(##.##%);"-"
It works fine for numbers like 15.34% but when the percent is a whole number
like 4% it does not display 4.00%. Can anyone help me with this format?
Thanks in Advance
OS##0.00%
"OriginalStealth" <OriginalStealth@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:6D66A65C-2566-4DCC-8244-7E377ADF3954@.microsoft.com...
>I am using the following format to display a percentage:
>##.##%;(##.##%);"-"
> It works fine for numbers like 15.34% but when the percent is a whole
> number
> like 4% it does not display 4.00%. Can anyone help me with this format?
> Thanks in Advance
> OS

Formatting number in sql

How do you convert the following Access query to SQL Server ?
Format([tblA].[PRICE],"0.0000") AS Price
Thanks.SELECT Price = CONVERT(DECIMAL(10,4), tblA.Price)
..
Or, you could let the client application format for you.
"fniles" <fniles@.pfmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23hU7bAp%23FHA.2420@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> How do you convert the following Access query to SQL Server ?
> Format([tblA].[PRICE],"0.0000") AS Price
> Thanks.
>|||fniles wrote:

> How do you convert the following Access query to SQL Server ?
> Format([tblA].[PRICE],"0.0000") AS Price
> Thanks.
Access is an application development environment as well as a database.
SQL Server isn't. The client application is what controls how your
numeric values are formatted, not SQL Server. You need to consult the
documentation for whatever client environment you are running.
David Portas
SQL Server MVP
--

Formatting negative numbers without space between minus sign and number

How can I format these numbers without a space between the minus sign
and the number. I use the following "Format" for my numbers:
# ### ### ### (and have also tested to add ;-# ### ### ###) without
success!
-90000000.12345 formats to - 90 000 000 when I would like to have -90
000 000 Numbers like -1 should also be accpted... -1 instead of - 1...
Is there an easier whay to format this number? And how can I remove
the space...
Thank youI tried working with your example and several variations on the ### format
string. The space between the "-" and the value seems to built-in to that
format string. Please see the following for additional ideas:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpguide/html/cpconformattingoverview.asp
Bruce Johnson [MSFT]
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Andreas Kardell" <akardell@.home.se> wrote in message
news:67424f9d.0410130707.1e79c943@.posting.google.com...
> How can I format these numbers without a space between the minus sign
> and the number. I use the following "Format" for my numbers:
> # ### ### ### (and have also tested to add ;-# ### ### ###) without
> success!
> -90000000.12345 formats to - 90 000 000 when I would like to have -90
> 000 000 Numbers like -1 should also be accpted... -1 instead of - 1...
> Is there an easier whay to format this number? And how can I remove
> the space...
> Thank you|||Hi Andreas
I found the following format worked in some instances ie for numbers 999 or
999999 etc.
=iif(Fields!ActualQty.Value < 0, "# ###"," # ###")
I too am having fun with conditional formating at the moment.
Fiona
"Bruce Johnson [MSFT]" wrote:
> I tried working with your example and several variations on the ### format
> string. The space between the "-" and the value seems to built-in to that
> format string. Please see the following for additional ideas:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpguide/html/cpconformattingoverview.asp
>
> --
> Bruce Johnson [MSFT]
> Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> "Andreas Kardell" <akardell@.home.se> wrote in message
> news:67424f9d.0410130707.1e79c943@.posting.google.com...
> > How can I format these numbers without a space between the minus sign
> > and the number. I use the following "Format" for my numbers:
> > # ### ### ### (and have also tested to add ;-# ### ### ###) without
> > success!
> >
> > -90000000.12345 formats to - 90 000 000 when I would like to have -90
> > 000 000 Numbers like -1 should also be accpted... -1 instead of - 1...
> >
> > Is there an easier whay to format this number? And how can I remove
> > the space...
> >
> > Thank you
>
>|||Thank you Bruce!
I'm not too familiar with .NET Framework yet so I solved it by putting
the following code into the value field instead and leaving the format
field empty:
=IIF(Fields!fQuantity.Value < 0, "-", "") +
Ltrim(Format(Abs(Fields!fQuantity.Value), "# ### ### ###"))
I'm not too happy about this workaround but I use it for now.
Thanks a lot
"Bruce Johnson [MSFT]" <brucejoh@.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:<ulD7npUsEHA.3324@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl>...
> I tried working with your example and several variations on the ### format
> string. The space between the "-" and the value seems to built-in to that
> format string. Please see the following for additional ideas:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpguide/html/cpconformattingoverview.asp
>
> --
> Bruce Johnson [MSFT]
> Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> "Andreas Kardell" <akardell@.home.se> wrote in message
> news:67424f9d.0410130707.1e79c943@.posting.google.com...
> > How can I format these numbers without a space between the minus sign
> > and the number. I use the following "Format" for my numbers:
> > # ### ### ### (and have also tested to add ;-# ### ### ###) without
> > success!
> >
> > -90000000.12345 formats to - 90 000 000 when I would like to have -90
> > 000 000 Numbers like -1 should also be accpted... -1 instead of - 1...
> >
> > Is there an easier whay to format this number? And how can I remove
> > the space...
> >
> > Thank you|||Well, I don't have the same experience.
I am using SP1, but you are probably using that too.
Here's the format string I use in the format property of the TextBox.
#,#;-#,#;0
If you need to use it in code, the syntax would be:
String.Format("{0:#,#;-#,#;0}", Field.Value)
The result is just what you say you are wanting.
BTW, if it still does not work I suggest using CUSTOM CODE (look it up
in the help) to standardize/centralize the code you use to do the
formatting.
BR//Jerry|||#,#;-#,#;0

Formatting Dates

Hi all,

Soryy for the question because of its simplicity but i'm newbie.

I have a date column in the following format:

2002-04-01 15:16:32.187

I want to query and show this column in the format:

dd/mm/yyyy

How can I do it in a simple query?. I don't want to use cursors or user defined functions.

Thanks in advance.

God Blessselect convert(varchar(10),getdate(),103)

Formatting Dates

I have a Text box containing the following info:
="Effective: " & Parameters!PMStartDate.Value & " to "
& Parameters!PMEndDate.Value
How do I control the format of the date? I want the Format to be dd/MMM/yyyy.You will need to use Format(). See
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vblr7/html/vafctFormat.asp
for more information.
Below is a sample expression based on your parameter names:
="Effective: " & Format(Parameters!PMStartDate.Value, "Long Date") & "
to " & Format(Parameters!PMEndDate.Value, "Short Date")
--
Bruce Johnson [MSFT]
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"SAcanuck" <SAcanuck@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9A6A54AE-1EE6-4A94-9A5C-244E77DD42A8@.microsoft.com...
> I have a Text box containing the following info:
> ="Effective: " & Parameters!PMStartDate.Value & " to "
> & Parameters!PMEndDate.Value
> How do I control the format of the date? I want the Format to be
dd/MMM/yyyy.|||Try this:
1. Pull up the report properties dialog, go to the code tab, and paste the
following into the code textbox:
public shared Function Convert(dt As datetime) As String
return dt.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy")
End Function
2. Paste the following into the textbox in question: ="Effective: " &
Code.Convert(Parameters!PMStartDate.Value) & " to " &
Code.Convert(Parameters!PMEndDate.Value)
The .NET datetime format strings are explained in detail in
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpguide/html/cpconcustomdatetimeformatstrings.asp?frame=true.
--
Ravi Mumulla (Microsoft)
SQL Server Reporting Services
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"SAcanuck" <SAcanuck@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9A6A54AE-1EE6-4A94-9A5C-244E77DD42A8@.microsoft.com...
> I have a Text box containing the following info:
> ="Effective: " & Parameters!PMStartDate.Value & " to "
> & Parameters!PMEndDate.Value
> How do I control the format of the date? I want the Format to be
dd/MMM/yyyy.|||My favorite way of formatting strings is
=String.Format("From {0:d} to {1:d}", Parameters!
From.Value, Parameters!To.Value)
>--Original Message--
>I have a Text box containing the following info:
>="Effective: " & Parameters!PMStartDate.Value & " to "
>& Parameters!PMEndDate.Value
>How do I control the format of the date? I want the
Format to be dd/MMM/yyyy.
>.
>

Formatting Date as integer

I want to for that format the date in YYYYMMDD and MMDDYY, with no '-' as data type is integer

I have used the following code (not the conversion function as I don’t need Hyphen '-')

for YYYYDDMM

SET @.DATE = CONVERT(INT,(CONVERT(VARCHAR(4),DATEPART(YYYY,GETDATE())) +

CONVERT(VARCHAR(4), DATEPART(MM,GETDATE())) +

CONVERT(VARCHAR(4), DATEPART(DD,GETDATE())) ))

& for MMDDYY

SET @.DATEUS = CONVERT(INT,(CONVERT(VARCHAR(3),DATEPART(MM,GETDATE()))+

CONVERT(VARCHAR(3),DATEPART(DD,GETDATE())) +

SUBSTRING(CONVERT(VARCHAR(4), DATEPART(YY,GETDATE())),3,4) ))

I am getting the result

YYYYMMDD= 200688

MMDDYY =8806

but i want result in

YYYYDDMM = 20060808

MMDDYY = 080806

note: I need to convert in integer, finally, caz database data type is integer.

can any one give me solution

waiting for quick reply

regards,

Anas

Just use convert:

select cast(convert(varchar(8),getdate(),112) as integer)

I use this for our date_dimension/calendar table surrogate keys all of the time.

|||thanx for your quick reply.

Formatting

Hello all, I have a strange problem that i need some advice on. I have the following field called FILENO. It is a SQL 2000 field with the Data Type set to Char (7). The following sql statement works perfectly: SELECT TOP 1 RTRIM(FILENO) AS TEST, RIGHT(DATEPART(Yy, FILENOYEAR), 2) AS YEAR FROM tblRecords WHERE RIGHT(DATEPART(Yy, FILENOYEAR), 2) = '05' ORDER BY FILENO DESC It returns the correct data, 0050. Now, what i'm trying to do is add 1 to the value so i can get the next available number which is 0051. But, when i run the following sql statement, i get 51 instead of 0051. SELECT TOP 1 RTRIM(FILENO+1) AS TEST, RIGHT(DATEPART(Yy, FILENOYEAR), 2) AS YEAR FROM tblRecords WHERE RIGHT(DATEPART(Yy, FILENOYEAR), 2) = '05' ORDER BY FILENO DESC Does anyone have an idea how to solve this? Thanks. Richard M.

do you convert it to Char(7) after you add 1 ... so that will reformat it to the char rather than integer

formatted file using stored procedure

how do i create a formatted file using a stored procedure?

for eg. if i have the following...

date : 5th April : should occupy 6 spaces (numeric) (05/04/2003)
Place: London : should occupy 20 spaces (text).
Country: United Kingdom should occupy 20 spaces (text)
EOL Terminator: (1 character only)
:
:
:

the sample final output should be like:

050403London United Kingdom
050403Washington DC USA
050403Delhi India

any quick help is appreciated,earlier post discarded the spaces between the sample records... it should reas as

050403London^^^^^^^^^^^^^^United Kingdom^^^^^^
:
:

where ^ denotes a blank space.

regards|||In your SELECT statement CONVERT the text fields to fix length CHAR. So if City needs to be 40 characters it is CONVERT(CHAR(40), City). You can run the stored procedure from ISQL using -h-1 so no header get printed

C:\>isql -E -S -Q"select status,CONVERT(CHAR(35),name)+CONVERT
(char(10),crdate,103) from sysobjects where type='S'" -h-1

-2147483645 sysobjects 13/11/1998
-2147483643 sysindexes 13/11/1998
-2147483645 syscolumns 13/11/1998
-2147483645 systypes 13/11/1998
-2147483647 syscomments 13/11/1998
-2147483648 sysfiles1 13/11/1998
-2147483647 syspermissions 13/11/1998

Substitue the SELECT with your stored procedure. Or even better use BCP.

formating string to time

Hello,

I have the following question.

I have a report where i do a lot of time calculation

in one colomn i have values in seconds.

for example i have a total of 246 seconds

how can i format this to view as 00:04:06 or even 4 mins 6 secs

Vincent

Hello Vincent,

Try putting this in your textbox's expression...

=cStr(Floor(Fields!TotalSeconds.Value / 60)) + " mins "
+ cStr(Fields!TotalSeconds.Value - Floor(Fields!TotalSeconds.Value / 60) * 60) + " secs"

Hope this helps.

Jarret

|||

Hello Jarret,

This works great.

Thank you.

Vincent

|||

Hi,

How can i add the hours also to it ?

I'm still really quite new to all this stuff, but i'm working on it.

Thanks

Vincent

|||

For hours, try this...

=cStr(Floor(Fields!TotalSeconds.Value / 3600)) + " hours "
+ cStr(Floor(Fields!TotalSeconds.Value / 60) - Floor(Fields!TotalSeconds.Value / 3600) * 60) + " mins "
+ cStr(Fields!TotalSeconds.Value - Floor(Fields!TotalSeconds.Value / 60) * 60) + " secs"

Jarret

Formating Sql Results

In the following Query I would like the results to look like:

2003/03/03 10PM

Now it looks like:

2003/03/03 10

Is there any way to convert the 10 to a 10pm when its already part of an expression?

SELECT CONVERT(varchar(8), DATEPART(yyyy, Time_stamp)) + '/' + CONVERT(varchar(8), DATEPART(mm, Time_stamp)) + '/' + CONVERT(varchar(8), DATEPART(dd, Time_stamp)) + ' ' + CONVERT(varchar(8), DATEPART(hh, Time_stamp)) AS Expr1, count(*) FROM dbo.Transactions $WHERECLAUSE$ and type_id=74 GROUP BY CONVERT(varchar(8), DATEPART(yyyy, Time_stamp)) + '/' + CONVERT(varchar(8), DATEPART(mm, Time_stamp)) + '/' + CONVERT(varchar(8), DATEPART(dd, Time_stamp)) + ' ' + CONVERT(varchar(8), DATEPART(hh, Time_stamp))CONVERT(varchar(8), DATEPART(hh, Time_stamp),100)|||Originally posted by Satya
CONVERT(varchar(8), DATEPART(hh, Time_stamp),100)

changing:
CONVERT(varchar(8), DATEPART(hh, Time_stamp))

to:
CONVERT(varchar(8), DATEPART(hh, Time_stamp), 100)

Doesn't change the output at all?|||Hi,

Replace
CONVERT(varchar(8), DATEPART(hh, Time_stamp),100)
With
Select substring ( Replace(convert(varchar, getdate(), 100), substring(convert(varchar, getdate(), 100), charindex(':', getdate()), 3), ''), 11, len(convert(varchar, getdate(),100)))

i think give u the desire result.

Cheers,
Gola munjal

Originally posted by Will trever
In the following Query I would like the results to look like:

2003/03/03 10PM

Now it looks like:

2003/03/03 10

Is there any way to convert the 10 to a 10pm when its already part of an expression?

SELECT CONVERT(varchar(8), DATEPART(yyyy, Time_stamp)) + '/' + CONVERT(varchar(8), DATEPART(mm, Time_stamp)) + '/' + CONVERT(varchar(8), DATEPART(dd, Time_stamp)) + ' ' + CONVERT(varchar(8), DATEPART(hh, Time_stamp)) AS Expr1, count(*) FROM dbo.Transactions $WHERECLAUSE$ and type_id=74 GROUP BY CONVERT(varchar(8), DATEPART(yyyy, Time_stamp)) + '/' + CONVERT(varchar(8), DATEPART(mm, Time_stamp)) + '/' + CONVERT(varchar(8), DATEPART(dd, Time_stamp)) + ' ' + CONVERT(varchar(8), DATEPART(hh, Time_stamp))|||Thanks for fine tuning...Gola|||one more solution...

select convert(varchar,getdate(),111) +
' ' +
left(convert(varchar,getdate(),108),2) +
right(convert(varchar,getdate(),100),2)