I am trying to refer to a particular cell in my file (month) so that every month all I need to do change that value and refresh the file without fiddling in the backend.
I have an ODBC link to our database and am using SQL statements to generate my data. I have figured out the majority of the syntax required but now I am stumped with this error:
Invalid period selected. As you can see it is a perfect copy of whats in the Period column.
Is there anyone that can help?
Alternatively, is there a better way to refer to a cell from the SQL statements?
Thanks in advance
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I'm a complete beginner with Azure Data Factory and I'm struggling to set a parameter using a lookup output, and then use the parameter within my query to import data.
I'm using an Azure SQL database as the source for the lookup and an Oracle database as the source for the copy data
My lookup query works ok and my copy data query works without a parameter so I know I'm part way there, but I'm struggling with the parameter part.
My lookup details are below with the output query
The copy data query is below with the lookup activity as the parameter added but as you can see it's not correct.
I'm not sure if I should be using the lookup as the parameter or if I should be using a parameter with the value generated from the lookup. In which case I have no idea how to do this.
I'm also pretty sure the parameter in the query needs some work as even hardcoding a parameter doesn't seem to work.
If anyone can help to get this working I'd be very grateful.
There doesn't seem to be much help with turning lookups into parameters on the internet.
Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give.
Try enclosing the lookup output as follows. Select column from table where rowstamp> '#{activity('Lookup1').output.firstrow.RowStamp}'
I am currently working on a project of replacing our old access database queries, but on one of them I am not able to view the actual SQL View.
Does anyone know a way to force the view or to export it somehow?
Error causing problem:
The SQL statement could not be executed because it contains ambiguous outer joins.
Note that I can view the Design View without issue but when I right click on the tab and select SQL View is when I get the error.
I did attempt what #LeeMac mentioned below but same error occurs:
EDIT:
This question is not like Ambiguous Outer Joins?
The OP on that question can actually see and edit their SQL.
My issues is that I cannot see or edit the SQL as the SQL View wont open.
Try executing the following VBA code from the Immediate Window (accessible using Ctrl+G) in the VBA IDE (open the IDE using Alt+F11):
?CurrentDb.QueryDefs("YourQuery").SQL
Replace YourQuery with the name of your query.
This should print the SQL code which comprises your query - you can then analyse the SQL to determine the cause of the error.
It's odd this error would arise when merely viewing the SQL content of the query definition.
It makes me think that the query is perhaps referencing a crosstab subquery which is actually the cause of the error, but which needs to be evaluated in order for MS Access to determine the columns available when viewing the design of the query in question.
Try this:
hit ctrl-g, and from immediate window type in this:
saveastext acQuery,"Name of query","c:\test\mysql.txt"
Access ordinarily doesn't allow you to save invalid queries, so it's strange you somehow got into this situation in the first place.
If you can copy the query, you can easily get to the SQL by changing the query to a passthrough query, either through the GUI or through VBA:
Dim q As DAO.QueryDef
Set q = CurrentDb.QueryDefs!Query1
q.Connect = "ODBC;"
Debug.Print q.SQL
Passthrough queries are not validated, so you can freely read and write anything you want as SQL in it.
Note that this is irreversible when done through VBA. You can only change it back to a normal query once you made the SQL valid again. If you do it through the GUI, you can just not save it, though.
I had this problem and the issue was that i had a subquery that calculated fields but did not actually have a table in it. for example it would calculate first and last day of last month which is 2 calculated fields, then it was the first query in a series of queries that were built off it and the last one wouldnt resolve sql as original poster indicated also gave the ambiguous join message as well as query needs input table (which was that first subquery). i put a table with 1 record in it but didnt use the record and it worked.... so it just a needs a table in it.
I have been tasked with creating a method to copy the contents of an entire database to a central database. There are a number of source databases, all in Access. I've managed to copy the majority of the tables properly, 1:1. I'm using VBScript and ADO to copy the data. It actually works surprisingly well, considering that it's Access.
However
I have 3 tables that include subdatasheets (to those that don't know, a subdatasheet is a visual representation of a 1 to many relationship. You can see related records in another table inside the main table). When My script runs, I get an error. "No value given for one or more required parameters." When I open Access and try to run the same query that I've written in SQL, It pops up message boxes asking for parameters.
If I use the query wizard inside Access to build the select query, no parameters are required and I get no subdatasheet in the result set.
My question is this: how do I write a vanilla SQL query in my VBScript that does not require parameters and just gives me the data that I want?
I've tried copying the SQL from Access and running it through my VBScript and that doesn't seem to do the trick.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
As it turns out, you need to make sure that you've spelled all of the field names properly in your source query. If you've included additional fields that aren't actually in the source or destination table they'll need to be removed too.
I have been trying to use SQL with PYQT4 to update an access database with information a user has inputted into my program. I don't want to update all of the records just a specific record and a specific amount of columns (5 out of the 10 columns). however, I keep getting an error that reads:
"pyodbc.Error: ('07002', '[07002] [Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access
Driver] Too few parameters. Expected 6. (-3010) (SQLExecDirectW)')"
I can't seem to resolve it.
Here is my code:
SelectDatabase.execute('UPDATE Order_Table SET DateDue=(dateDueString), TimeDue=(timeDueString), PaymentType=(paymentExp), Paid=(paidExp), Customer_ID=(customerExp) WHERE OrderLine_ID=(orderlineExp)')
The values inside the brackets are variables that I have created and I am trying to call upon them, I have proof checked them multiple times, including spell checking them and I can't find a problem in that regard.
If anyone has any ideas or needs more information please let me know.
I have managed to figure out the problem. I was trying to use a variable within my SQL which once I had formatted differently worked straight away this is what I changed it to.
SelectDatabase.execute('UPDATE Order_Table SET DateDue=?, TimeDue=?, PaymentType=?, Paid=?, Customer_ID=? WHERE OrderLine_ID=?', dateDueString,timeDueString,paymentExp,paidExp,customerExp,orderlineExp)
This way by changing the values to unknowns inside the SQL procedure and referencing them in order after the edit allowed for the string values of the variables to be found and the correct columns to be edited.
Thank-you for trying to help.
Well i guess you need create your stored procedure in SQL first with all parameters and then simply call it.
Exec dbo.mYParameter 'timeDueString','paymentExp','paidExp','customerExp','orderlineExp'
I faced a situation and also searched for it in the internet but could not be able to get any solution.
Problem
My sql server table has 15000 records. It has several columns.
Among all the records, the 'Email ID' column of one record is storing value along with an unidentified character at the beginning. (Please refer to picture attached)
What I want
I want to get rid of that character using sql query. I am using sql server 2012 version.
I tried with 'replace()' and 'patindex()'. I even tried 'stuff' function.
But, its not working. Instead, when I am fetching the data using query, it is showing that typical character.
Please help me with some ideas. If I need to do some settings in database or table, I am ready for that.
Thanks.